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OPEN LECTURE: Greek-American Workers and Radicals: a forgotten story
Greek Centre | Monday 23 September | 7.00pm Dr Kostis Karpozilos, a historian and the director of the Contemporary Social History Archives, will present a lecture about the Greek-American workers and radicals, on Monday 23 September, at the Greek Centre, as a part of the Greek History and Culture Seminars, offered by the Greek Community of Melbourne. Greek immigration to the United States in the early 20th century ascribes to the long history of European transatlantic migration to the New World. Until recently, historiography focused on the political conservatism of Greek immigrants arguing that their social mobility defined their stance on social and political questions both in Greece and the United States. This lecture highlights an alternative, and largely unknown, Greek-American history: the social, cultural and political world of ethnic radicalism. Following this story from the militant strikes of the early 20th century, to the New Deal era, and the Cold War years it demonstrates how labor migration to the New World was intertwined with the quest for a social New World that would guarantee equality and freedom.
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When: Monday 23 September 2019, 7.00pm Where: Greek Centre, Mezz, 168 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne
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