03/29/2023
Wednesday, March 29, 2023: Insurrections, Strikes and Riots that Shaped American History. Our history is peppered with uprisings, large and small. Read about some and show how they affected life and our laws. For instance: Shay’s Rebellion, 1786– 1787), uprising in western Massachusetts in opposition to high taxes and stringent economic conditions. The Whiskey Rebellion (also known as the Whiskey Insurrection) was a violent tax protest in the United States (1791-1794) during the presidency of George Washington. The most violent and widespread insurrection was the Civil War In Boston we had the 1919 Boston Police Strike. Also, scores of riots like the 1885 anti-Chinese riot in Wyoming, the anti-Greek riot in Omaha, 1909; the 1921 Anti-Black riot and destruction in Tulsa, and the 1968 riots after Martin Luther King was assassinated. [Proposed by Mary Beth Smith and Bill Tobin].
Rockport History Book Club Insurrections, Strikes and Riots that Shaped American History History Book Club Wednesday, March 29, 2023...
