Event marks Black Monday anniversary

YOUNGSTOWN — An event to mark the 30th anniversary of Black Monday will be at 7 p.m. Sept. 19 at the Youngstown Historical Center, also known as the Steel Museum, 151 W. Wood St.

Remembering Black Monday 1977-2007 will be moderated by Dr. Sherry Linkon, co-author of “Steeltown USA: Work and Memory in Youngstown.” She also is co-director of the Center for Working-Class Studies at Youngstown State University.

Black Monday is the name given to Sept. 19, 1977 when Youngstown Sheet and Tube announced the closing of its Campbell Works and the move of its headquarters from Boardman to the Chicago area. About 5,000 people lost their jobs that day or shortly after, but thousands more lost their jobs in coming years as other mills were shut down.

Some of those who were directly involved with the closings and the efforts to save the mills will share their thoughts about what happened and why it matters.

The event is part of the 2007-2008 Center for Working-Class Studies Lecture Series, sponsored by the historical center, Mahoning Valley Historical Society Young Leaders’ Advisory Board, YSU Center for Applied History and the Office of Social Action at the Diocese of Youngstown