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Tim ReidySeptember 03, 2009

Jim Fisher is a professor of history at Fordham University and author of the forethcoming On The Irish Waterfront. In the latest video produced by americamagazine.org, Jim reports from the banks of the Hudson River in New York City, where he tells the story of the Jesuit labor priests and the making of the film, On the Waterfront. Enjoy.

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