Boston Molasses Disaster | The Legend and the Legacy | 2

American History Tellers

Wondery

Society & Culture, Kids & Family, History, Education For Kids

4.7 • 18.3K Ratings

🗓️ 3 May 2023

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

The 1919 Molasses Flood was a terrifying and telling moment in the history of Boston’s North End. It was also a snapshot of a developing city in the wake of the first World War. Jake Sconyers explored the events for HUB History, a podcast that revisits stories from Boston’s past. Today, he joins Lindsay to discuss the working class Italian immigrant neighborhood where the disaster happened, how the disaster impacted the community, and the mythology of the Great Molasses Flood today.

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0:00.0	Hey, prime members, you can listen to American History Tellers add free on Amazon Music,
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0:09.6	Imagine it's April 28th, 1925 in downtown Boston.
0:22.5	You were a 45-year-old former resident of the North End, and one of the survivors of
0:27.1	the deadly molasses flood six years ago.
0:29.8	Today, you're sitting in a nearly empty cafe across from the superior court awaiting
0:34.8	the outcome of the hearings that will determine who is to blame for the disaster.
0:39.6	Memories of that terrible day still haunt you.
0:42.2	You barely survived the flood, clawing your way out of the debris and rescuing your younger
0:46.6	sister.
0:47.8	But your house was destroyed and your mother was killed.
0:51.1	You lost your brother, too.
0:53.0	He survived the flood, but was never the same after.
0:56.4	We died less than a year later.
0:59.1	One of the lawyers from the case rushes into the cafe and scans the room.
1:03.4	He makes eye contact and approaches your table.
1:05.7	There you are.
1:06.7	I've been looking all over for you.
1:08.5	Have a seat.
1:09.5	I'm sorry, Mr. Dolan couldn't be here himself.
1:13.1	He's busy speaking with reporters.
1:14.7	Yeah, I know.
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