Hard Hat Riot

Hard Hat Riot

2025
1h 21m
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Documentary History

"The clash over Vietnam that swung blue collar voters to the right."

Overview

On May 8, 1970, construction workers violently clashed with students demonstrating against the Vietnam War in lower Manhattan. The workmen, who came to be known as “hardhats,” were at the cutting edge of a new kind of class war. With the war in Vietnam raging on, it was the sons of the working class who were doing most of the fighting. Workmen saw the protesting students as privileged “draft dodgers” disparaging the country and those who fought for it. On the other side, many student activists saw the workers as pawns, unwilling to see the changes that America needed. Hard Hat Riot tells the story of a struggling metropolis, a flailing president, a divided people, and a bloody juncture when the nation violently diverged ― culminating in a new political and cultural landscape that radically redefined American politics and foreshadowed the future.

Status: Released

Language: EN

Production Information

Production Companies
American Experience Films
Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
English

Keywords

vietnam war richard nixon conservatism

Quick Facts

Release Date September 30, 2025
Status Released
Language EN
Website Visit Site

Cast

Richard Nixon
Richard Nixon

Self

John V. Lindsay
John V. Lindsay

Self

David Kuhn
David Kuhn

Self

Key Crew

Cameo George
Executive Producer
Marc Levin
Director
Marc Levin
Writer
Marc Levin
Producer
Daphne Pinkerson
Writer
Daphne Pinkerson
Producer
Cary Woods
Producer
Mikaela Beardsley
Producer