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Julia L Butterfield Memorial Library
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Fri, 14 Nov, 2025 at 06:00 pm to 08:30 pm (GMT-05:00)
Julia L Butterfield Memorial Library
10 Morris Avenue, Cold Spring, United States
The Riot of August 27th, 1949 - The Peekskill Riots Ep. 3: "Up on the Hillside, Down in the Hollow"
On August 27th, 1949, a Paul Robeson concert was violently attacked outside Peekskill, NY. The concert was for the benefit of the Civil Rights Congress and advertised to the Jewish and Black working-class, summer residents in the Hudson Valley. The Peekskill Evening Star and local veteran's groups - harboring disdain towards Robeson and the summer residents - organized a protest parade to stop the concert from taking place. What transpired was a horrific riot, in which innocent men, women, and children hoping to attend Paul Robeson's concert were attacked. Years of bubbling hatred in Peekskill, NY finally burst.
This third episode of a 5-part docu-series focuses on the first of the two Peekskill Riots and the unprecedented level of violence that turned Peekskill from a small riverside city, into the center of national controversy.
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General Admission | Free |