Hartford History Lecture Series “Hot Summers in the City: Hartford’s Urban Unrest, 1967-1969
October 10 @ 5:45 pm - October 11 @ 7:00 am
Hartford History Lecture Series
Hot Summers in the City: Hartford’s Urban Unrest, 1967-1969
Thursday, October 10, 2024 at 5:45 PM
FEATURING
Elena Rosario, PhD Candidate, University ofMichigan
In the 1960s, protests, demonstrations, and rebellions werewidespread across the United States, including in many Connecticut cities. Thislecture will focus on a series of late-sixties civil disorders organized byHartford residents of color from 1967 to 1969. It will also highlight thecauses, aftermath, and impact of the unrest on the city and its residents.Moreover, it will examine the unrest by highlighting Puerto Rican participationand coalition building between Hartford’s Black and Puerto Rican residentsduring the unrest.
This event is FREE and open to the public.
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