Around noon on January 15; 1919; a group of firefighters was playing cards in Boston's North End when they heard a tremendous crash. It was like roaring surf; one of them said later. Like a runaway two-horse team smashing through a fence; said another. A third firefighter jumped up from his chair to look out a window-"Oh my God!" he shouted to the other men; "Run!"A 50-foot-tall steel tank filled with 2.3 million gallons of molasses had just collapsed on Boston's waterfront; disgorging its contents as a 15-foot-high wave of molasses that at its outset traveled at 35 miles an hour. It demolished wooden homes; even the brick fire station. The number of dead wasn't known for days. It would be years before a landmark court battle determined who was responsible for the disaster.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Excellent reference material for a layman and scholar seeking scholarship ...By george steeleExcellent reference material for a layman and scholar seeking scholarship on the injustices facing Afro-Americans. The social structure of America is unveiled in this striking piece of literature. Two-thumbs up.3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy Chris-ChrisThoroughly enjoyed this book. Great history and analysis.3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. ExcellentBy Edward RosarioExpertly documents how the pharmaceutical/ mental health-industrial complex criminalizes behavior. Good for those looking to see how mental health diagnoses serves to enforce a racist status quo and condemns people of color.
