Violent August: The 1918 Anti-Greek Riots in Toronto - Documentary Film
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Uploaded by violentaugust on May 4, 2010
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On a hot August night, not all that long ago and for the next four consecutive nights the good citizens of Toronto went crazy and ignited the largest riot in the citys history and one of the largest anti-Greek riots in the world.
Why did it happen? Why the Greeks? What were the consequences? Why, until now, has this incredible incident been forgotten? Incorporating detailed interviews with historians and family members of those affected, Violent August explores the causes of the riot and chronicles the events in detail. Using actual archival photos, newspaper reports and representational newsreel footage, the documentary brings the people, places and incidents vividly to life.
Violent August reveals the social conditions and motives of the enraged WW1 veterans who started the riots and the position of the small community of Greek immigrants and restaurant operators who unwittingly became the lightening rod for the violence. The film provides a powerful and shocking example of how a festering climate of racism and resentment became a ticking time bomb primed to explode at the slightest provocation.
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Produced, Written and Directed by: John Burry
Associate producer: Lynne Thorogood-Burry
Edited by Pete Raekelboom
FEATURING:
Prof. Thomas Gallant, Chair, Modern Greek History, University of California San Diego
Prof. Yiorgios Anagnostou, Associate Professor, Modern Greek and American Ethnic Studies, Ohio State University.
J.L. Granatstein
celebrated author and military historian.
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A BURGEONING COMMUNICATIONS FILM PRODUCED WITH FUNDING FROM THE OMNI INDEPENDENT PRODUCERS FUND.
As seen on Omni TV.
http://www.omnitv.ca/ontario/tv/docs/episodes/violentaugust/
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Amazes me how the politicians manipulate people in thinking the root of the problem is the people. When I cast blame I aim straight for the top. That's where all the bad shit came from. Common people. You blame the leader when things go to shit. You give a leader credit when things go great. All wars have been orchestrated by our leaders. Don't be fooled.
SupperStu72 2 weeks ago
Τσακιστε τους ελληνες σε καθε γειτονια!
tsilimigkros 1 month ago
@tsilimigkros μελινο πες αλευρι
φασιστικος ΠΟΥΤΣΟΣ σε γυερευει μουαχααχαχχαχαααααααααα
poutsas69 2 months ago
μπουαχαχαχαχαχ!
tsilimigkros 2 months ago
@erdal0 lol :3 love you
MrErtan999 2 months ago
Greece is the number 1 in the World!!!!!!
MrMike350z 4 months ago
Αυτοί που έφτιαχναν σουβλάκια όντως ήταν Έλληνες...^^
MrMike350z 4 months ago
@limewinter when the Greeks were eating souvlaki you didn't even exist to have an economy
alyctus 5 months ago
you will pay for ww1 what you did to us turks.
erdal0 7 months ago
Εγώ να ρωτήσω τώρα κάτι; Αυτοί που φτιάχνουν τα σουβλάκια στην αρχή είναι Έλληνες;;;; Γιατί εγώ δεν βλέπω..
SteliosFox 7 months ago