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SOURCE: Made By History at the Washington Post
7/21/2022
The Dangerous Misunderstanding of America's History of Mob Action
by Stefan Lund
Contrary to the protestations of January 6th apologists, mob action in America has usually worked to suppress, rather than defend, democracy.
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8/9/2020
Let's Return Historical Attention to the Crowd
by Peter N. Stearns
Historians have much to add to the social science theory on crowds and can help advance understanding past simplistic and mechanistic understandings of today's public unrest.
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