Posts tagged protest
A Multimedia Story of The “Bonus Army”: In 1932, the U.S. Government Used Tanks and Tear Gas on Its WWI Veterans
A Multimedia Story of The “Bonus Army”: In 1932, the U.S. Government Used Tanks and Tear Gas on Its WWI Veterans

In May 1932 in Washington, D.C., a group of WWI veterans and their family members began setting up Hoovervilles (and taking up residence in abandoned buildings) as organizing locations to press the government to release their service bonuses early—to support them in their deepest moment of need. This group and their fellow demonstrators became known as the “Bonus Army.”

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Blog PostsJason KellyGreat Depression, Hoover, protest, popular Protest, veterans, rights, race, Jim Crow
Kennington Common, the Occupy Movement & the Freedom of Assembly (From the Archive)
Kennington Common, the Occupy Movement & the Freedom of Assembly (From the Archive)

This essay offers a brief history of the commons and protest through the story of Kennington Common, relating it to contemporary debates over the Occupy Movement and the rights of assembly and protest.

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Blog Posts, Public Scholarship, ResearchJason KellyHistory Workshop, history, nineteenth century, protest, commons, occupy movement, occupy, privatization, assembly, kennington commonComment