Lecture by Karen Rosenthall, Scholar-in-Residence
September 21, 2011, 5-6pm
Gregory School Reading Room 2nd Floor
There have been very few accounts written on the events of the 1917 Camp Logan Riot. Rather than attempt to recreate an accurate history based on sparse evidence or try to defend the actions of those involved in the riot, this examination will look at the rhetoric of both contemporary and retrospective accounts that show a significant contrast between how the 1917 Riot was preserved within in city memory and how it was recorded within the annals of city, state, and national history.