The Killing Floor

During World War I, a poor black Southerner (Clarence Felder) travels to Chicago to find work in that city's slaughterhouses. There, he gets caught up in the organized labor movement and becomes a leader in the union. However, many of his own people, including his best friend (Ernest Rayford), view him as a sell-out. Alfre Woodard and Dennis Farina also appear in this true story, which won a Special Jury Prize at Sundance Film Festival.