An (Un)Civil Action?: Violent Politics in 1920s Worcester
History / Heritage - Lecture/Discussion
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Saturday, November 21, 2009 1:00 PM-4:00 PM |
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| Suggested Audiences: | College, Adult, Elders | |
| Location: Find Local Food & Accommodations |
Assumption College: Testa Science Center Testa 006 500 Salisbury Street Worcester, MA 01609-1296 |
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| Cost: | free | |
| Sponsored by: | Mass Humanities, Assumption College, Worcester Historical Museum, American Antiquarian Society | |
| Description: | What was the KKK doing in Worcester in the 1920s? Join historian John McClymer for a filmand-discussion program about civic violence in American politics. In 1920s Worcester, violent political action appears to have been an option. On October 19, 1924, months of back-and-forth political intimidation climaxed in a night-long riot that followed a heavily protected Ku Klux Klan meeting at the Worcester Fairgrounds. When, four years later, on Nov. 5, 1928 a pre-election Hoover victory parade of 8,000 marched down Shrewsbury Street in Worcester, some 10,000 opposition supporters attacked the marchers. The ensuing riot lasted for hours also. Learn more about this and discuss how we might think of revolution, riot, rebellion, raid, and rout as part of politics and society. This program will also feature excerpts from the documentary, John Brown's Holy War and a discussion of Brown's choice for armed conflict. |
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| More Information: |
Website: http://www.masshumanities.org/?p=uncivil_action E-mail: localhistory@masshumanities.org Phone: 413-588-1606 Entered by: Mass Humanities |
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