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75 years ago, the KKK and anti-communists teamed up to violently stop a folk concert in NY

theconversation.com 75 years ago, the KKK and anti-communists teamed up to violently stop a folk concert in NY

Racist mobs attacked a 1949 concert in Peekskill, NY, helping raise anti-communist fervor after World War II and illustrating how hatred could gain legitimacy amid today’s political turmoil.

75 years ago, the KKK and anti-communists teamed up to violently stop a folk concert in NY
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