11th June 1837: Broad Street Riot takes place in Boston, Massachusetts, between Irish immigrants and existing American citizens

About this episode

The episode discusses the Broad Street Riot that occurred in Boston in 1837, highlighting the conflict between Irish immigrants and American citizens.

The violence grew to involve around 1,000 people on both sides who also broke into houses and destroyed ...

People in this episode

Host: Scott Allsop

Topics covered

• Broad Street Riot
• Irish immigrants
• American citizens
• violence
• Boston history
• 19th century events

Keywords

• Broad Street Riot
• Boston
• Irish immigrants
• American citizens
• 1837
• violence
• history

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Boston, Massachusetts

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