The Peekskill New York Anti-Communist Riots of 1949

Arguing That The Riots Are Much More About What People Believed Than They Are About What Happened Walwik (History Metropolitan Community Colleges In Kansas City) Examines How The Violent Attacks By Right-Wing Forces On People Attempting To Attend Scheduled Paul Robeson Concerts In Peekskill Were Reflective Of The Political Atmosphere Of Cold War America. He Looks At The Views Of Participants And Interpreters From Both Sides Of The Political Spectrum. He Analyzes The Social Basis For The Animosity Between Conservative White Veterans And The Progressive Urban Jews Who Were The Bulk Of The Audience. The Reactions Of Newspapers And Organizations From The Washington Post To The Daily Worker Are Discussed And Analyzed. Annotation C. Book News Inc. Portland Or (Booknews.Com)