The Great Molasses Flood Revisited: Labor and the Molasses Flood
When:
Thursday, Feb 28, 2019 6:00p -
7:30p
Where:
Old South Meeting House
310 Washington Street
Boston, MA 02108
Admission:
FREE
Categories:
Event website:
https://www.masshist.org/calendar
Join us for a panel discussion to mark the centennial anniversary of the Great Molasses Flood with author Stephen Puleo, Robert Forrant of UMass Lowell, activist Carlos Aramayo, and moderator Karilyn Crockett.
After the collapse of an industrial tank of molasses left a North End neighborhood devastated, a legal battle for reparations ensued, prompting questions about the role and responsibilities of businesses within a community. Using the Molasses Flood as an historical backdrop, this panel will explore questions around labor rights and safety, the function of government regulations and the relationship between the public and big business interests; issues that still resonate today as modern Bostonians grapple with a changing corporate landscape and city-wide gentrification.
This program is a collaboration between the MHS and Old South Meeting House. It will be held at Old South Meeting House at 310 Washington Street, Boston, MA 02108.
After the collapse of an industrial tank of molasses left a North End neighborhood devastated, a legal battle for reparations ensued, prompting questions about the role and responsibilities of businesses within a community. Using the Molasses Flood as an historical backdrop, this panel will explore questions around labor rights and safety, the function of government regulations and the relationship between the public and big business interests; issues that still resonate today as modern Bostonians grapple with a changing corporate landscape and city-wide gentrification.
This program is a collaboration between the MHS and Old South Meeting House. It will be held at Old South Meeting House at 310 Washington Street, Boston, MA 02108.