Dennis Maher
@drdtheahistory
Actor/Director/Lifelong Historian - specializing in late 19th - early 20th US theatre history. Focus on St. Louis. 35 years in higher ed. Opinions are my own.
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01-09-2014 03:00:47
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The bloody Astor Place Riot took place tonight, 171 yrs ago in NYC. It was the only time troops had fired on protestors since the Boston Massacre & made many fear a literal class war. Here's me writing about it for the wonderful History Today Miscellanies: historytoday.com/miscellanies/b…
Look at the coronavirus protocols for pro athletes (tests every other day, temperature checks twice a day, group quarantining). Then look at the protocols for schools (handwashing, stay home if you’re sick). Imagine if we valued the lives of teachers the same as MLB shortstops.