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Straw Hat Riot (en.wikipedia.org)

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Wild read.

The tradition of hat smashing continued for some time after the riots of 1922. In 1924, a man was murdered for wearing a straw hat.

I would like to learn more about that.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

The article cited Hatless Jack by Neil Steinberg, and it looks like the book is available secondhand online.