The Peekskill Riots
Schaffner RoomThe library is pleased to welcome documentary filmmaker, Jon Scott Bennett for the in-person screening of The Peekskill Riots: Episode One, The Mighty Oak in the Forest. On August 27 and September 4th, 1949, violence broke out at two concerts held outside Peekskill, NY, headlined by black singer, actor, and activist Paul Robeson. Citizens of […]