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Book Group: “Urban Vigilantes in the New South” by Robert P. Ingalls
November 16, 2023 @ 10:30 am - 11:30 am
FREENamed an Outstanding Book on the subject of intolerance in the United States by the Gustavus Myers Center for the Study of Human Rights in the United States, Ingalls’s work centers on anti-union vigilantism directed by the city’s elite–most often by a succession of citizens’ committees–against the cigar makers of Tampa’s Ybor City community, skilled workers who were largely Latin, foreign-born, class-conscious, and militant. Read more on Amazon
Faith Wind shares this month’s review.
Grab a cup of coffee and join us monthly for an informal discussion about the best in Florida literature. Topics range from fiction to food, poetry to politics. Free with registration, the History Center’s book group meets in person and via Zoom from 10:30-11:30 a.m. on the third Thursday of each month. Everyone is welcome!
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