On May 8, 1970, construction workers in NYC violently clashed with students protesting the Vietnam War, signaling the emergence of a new kind of class divide. Hard Hat Riot chronicles a struggling city, a flailing president and a bloody juncture when the nation diverged -- culminating in a new political and cultural landscape that radically redefined American politics. FROM AMERICAN EXPERIENCE.
On May 8, 1970, construction workers in NYC violently clashed with students protesting the Vietnam War, signaling the emergence of a new kind of class divide. Hard Hat Riot chronicles a struggling city, a flailing president and a bloody juncture when the nation diverged -- culminating in a new political and cultural landscape that radically redefined American politics. FROM AMERICAN EXPERIENCE.
