Riots
Throughout history, America has gone through cycles in which
rioting has been common place. Besides the 1960’s, the Great Depression was
perhaps the prolific periods of riots. Where the protests and riots of the 1960’s
were based on ideology, those of the Great Depression showed a near primal need
of the people to be heard. Cross the country, people took to the streets for
want of food, pay, and recognition.
One such example of people taking to the street was in
January of 1931 in England, Arkansas. Early in the month, a neighbor of H.C
Coney visited concerned about their inability to feed their family.
Coney, unable to help personally, decided that something could be done with the help of the Red Cross. With a loaded truck, Coney drove to the county seat of England.
Coney, unable to help personally, decided that something could be done with the help of the Red Cross. With a loaded truck, Coney drove to the county seat of England.
