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Anniversary recalled of Karen Silkwood's Kerr-McGee whistleblowing case

Original: Workers from the # KerrMcGee # nuclear plant entered the flat of # KarenSilkwood on # ThisDayInHistory in 1974 and seize

On this day in 1974, workers from the Kerr-McGee nuclear plant entered Karen Silkwood's apartment and seized all of her belongings, including her furniture. Silkwood was a union activist and whistleblower who raised safety concerns at the plutonium plant. She died in a car crash days later, and her case remains one of America's best-known labor and nuclear safety controversies.

Why now: The anniversary of the seizure and Silkwood's death is being remembered, reviving discussion of her whistleblowing legacy.

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• Workers from the # KerrMcGee # nuclear plant entered the flat of # KarenSilkwood on # ThisDayInHistory in 1974 and seized all of her belongings, including furniture. Silkwood was a # union activist and # whistleblower about safety issues at the plant. She was killed a few days… · LiamOMaraIV · 6

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