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EPISODE 121 | Coup Coup G'joob: Civic Disturbances in the U.S. 1900 - Present

This is a continuation of our previous episode about coup attempts, rebellions and civic unrest in the United States prior to the 20th century. This time, we jump into the 20th century and bring us right up to the present day. After hearing all this, you decide if things really are, as some would have you believe, the worst it’s ever been, or if in fact, America has always struggled with its foundational problems and original sins, coupled with an unusual appetite for, or at least tolerance of, violence.

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SECTIONS

1. Sitting on a Cornflake - Race riots, the Green Corn Rebellion of 1917, the Red Summer of 1919, Anarchists, the Battle of Blair Mountain (1921), 1931 - Bloody Harlan, the Housing Riots, the Kingfish vs. the Wild Bull of Jeanerette
2. Corporation Tee-Shirt - The Business Plot of 1933-1934
3. Yellow Matter Custard - The McMinn County War (the Battle of Athens) (1946)
4. You Let Your Face Grow Long - The 1960s - Ax Handle Saturday, the Ole Miss Riot, the Harlem Riot, the Selma marches, the Watts Riot, the Long Hot Summer of 1967, segregationists in North Carolina, the Stonewall Riots, the Weathermen and the Days of Rage; the 1970s - the Kent State shootings, the Hard Hat Riot, Alcatraz and Catalina occupations, the Attica Prison Riot, the Weather Underground Organization (WUO) bombings and more; the 1980s and 1990s in brief
5. A Serviceable Villain - The 21st century - Pseudolaw gets violent, the rise of protests, Occupy Wall Street, the Gretchen Whitmer kidnapping plot, stochastic terrorism, Trump mouths off, King Henry II and his "turbulent priest", the Manson family, proposed solutions to violent outbursts, Pakistan's Sabaoon Project, Kenya's Preventing of Violent Extremism through Education, Islamic deradicalization group Muflehun, Google's Redirect Method, what we can do

• Music by Fanette Ronjat

More Info

• EPISODE 115 | Cuckoo Coups in the U.S.
• The Beatles explained: What does ‘goo goo g’joob’ mean?
• When the Socialist Revolution Came to Oklahoma—and Was Crushed in Smithsonian Magazine
• Red Summer: When Racist Mobs Ruled on American Experience
• Red Summer of 1919: How Black WWI Vets Fought Back Against Racist Mobs on History.com
• The Battle of Blair Mountain on ReImagine Appalachia
• Introduction to the West Virginia Mine Wars on the National Park Service
• Remembering Bloody Harlan on Parallel Narratives
• When the Unemployed Fought Back on Shelterforce.org
• Huey Long: His Life and Times
• Why is so little known about the 1930s coup attempt against FDR? in The Guardian
• Considering History: The 1933 Business Plot to Overthrow America in the Saturday Evening Post
• The Battle of Athens: An Obscure American Revolution on Legends of America
• The Battle of Athens in American Heritage
• What happened on Ax Handle Saturday, Aug. 27, 1960, in Jacksonville?
• The Riot at Ole' Miss on American RadioWorks