The Streetcar Wars: Everyday Violence in Making American Segregation

Name: The Streetcar Wars: Everyday Violence in Making American Segregation
Start: 2026-05-08T18:30:00+02:00
End: 2026-05-08T20:00:00+02:00
Location: Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin - Haus Unter den Linden

This talk discusses the daily racial conflicts that took place on streetcars as a way of better understanding the role of spatial boundaries, status anxieties and violence in establishing and maintaining Jim Crow.

18:30 - 20:00 Uhr

Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin - Haus Unter den Linden Unter den Linden 8, 10117 Berlin

https://www.staatsbibliothek-berlin.de