Kelly so the richmond bread riot. One thing that struck me as i was going over this talk, this is one i wrote a few years ago. One thing that struck me is it seemed a little more relevant today than it did back when i wrote it. Because today, we can definitely go to the stores and not be able to find everything we want to, such as Hand Sanitizer or toilet paper or pasta. And this was one of the big problems that provoked the bread riot, were shortages in the market. So well be talking about that tonight. And what i want to do at the beginning of the talk is kind of set the stage for the bread riot, give you an idea for the conditions under which it could occur. Then i will talk about the riot itself, and then ill end with the aftermath of the riot. I have a slight up here of robert keene. He wrote some insightful things in the days leading up to the bread riots. I want to share something from his diary. On march 7, this is what he said. He was an official in the War Department. He said
Market. So well be talking about that tonight. And what i want to do is set the stage for the bread riots, give you an idea for the conditions under which it occurred, and then ill talk about the riot itself and then ill end with the aftermath of the riot. I have a slight up here of robert keen. He wrote some insightful things. I want to share something from his diary. On march 7, this is what he said. He was an official in the War Department. And he said flour in the city is 30, but butchers are closing their stalls. Pound. 1. 25 per then he said the scheduled prices, which are often 50 below the market or neighborhood price. Price schedule he is talking about is basically the government prices that farmers had to abide by when they sold goods to the army. So, the farmers resent these prices. Corn, and meet, as meat, as soon as they were brought to towns, there was a surplus. Unless the secretary changes his policy and buys in the market for the best price. And then he concluded there
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Brandeis university. Hes the author, the Award Winning book torchbearers of democracy, africanamerican in the world war one era, and the coeditor of charleston syllabus readings race, racism and racial violence. His writings and op eds have appeared in the atlantic, the washington post, time the conversation, joining him tonight is Henry Louis Gates jr. Alphonse Fletcher University and founding director of the hutchins for african and African American research at Harvard University and emmy peabody Award Winning filmmaker literary journalist, cultural critic and institute and builder. Professor gates, his most recent books are stony the road and the black church. This is our story. This our song. Tonight, they will discuss chads latest book, the wounded world a sweeping story of hope betrayal, disillusionment and transformation and a one of a kind glimpse into how a crucial moment of International Crisis impacted one of the greatest american intellectuals of the 20th century. Robin d.
And now i am so pleased to introduce tonights speakers. Chad l williams is the samuel j. And Augusta Spector professor of history and african africanamerican studies at brandeis university. Hes the author, the Award Winning book torchbearers of democracy, africanamerican in the world war one era, and the coeditor of charleston syllabus readings race, racism and racial violence. His writings and op eds have appeared in the atlantic, the washington post, time the conversation, joining him tonight is Henry Louis Gates jr. Alphonse Fletcher University and founding director of the hutchins for african and African American research at Harvard University and emmy peabody Award Winning filmmaker literary journalist, cultural critic and institute and builder. Professor gates, his most recent books are stony the road and the black church. This is our story. This our song. Tonight, they will discuss chads latest book, the wounded world a sweeping story of hope betrayal, disillusionment and transf