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Preferred term
tompkins square riots/tent city
Definition
- Tompkins Square Park in Manhattan's East Village has been an important gathering place for local residents for generations. In 1874, it was the site of a riot making it a location of lasting symbolic significance for the labor movement and the political left. [Source: Encyclopedia of Street Crime in America; Tompkins Square Riots/Tent City]
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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/tompkins_square_riots_tent_city
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