The Peekskill Riots, Episode Three: Up on the Hillside, Down in the Hollow

Name: The Peekskill Riots, Episode Three: Up on the Hillside, Down in the Hollow
Start: 2024-10-24T18:00:00-04:00
Location: 313 Main St, Beacon, NY, United States, New York 12508

Schedule

Thu Oct 24 2024 at 06:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

313 Main St, Beacon, NY, United States, New York 12508 | Beacon, NY

The Howland Public Library is proud to present, Episode Three of the Peekskill Riots docuseries, 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. Rocks, bottles, and other projectiles were thrown, while cars were turned over with passengers inside. All of this occurred under the wicked light of a burning cross, as years of bubbling hatred in Peekskill, NY finally burst.

This is the third episode of a 5 part docuseries.
Q&A with the filmmaker Jon Scott Bennett follows the screening.
Registration opens September 3rd.