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AI Summary
- David Paul Kuhn examines the May 1970 Hard Hat Riot in Manhattan, when construction workers clashed with anti-war protesters following Kent State shootings
- The riot symbolized a deeper class divide between blue-collar workers and college students that reshaped American politics for decades
- Kuhn explores how this moment foreshadowed modern polarization, the 'diploma divide,' and the working class shift from Democrats to Republicans