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[โ€“] tatterdemalion@programming.dev 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Wild read.

The tradition of hat smashing continued for some time after the riots of 1922. In 1924, a man was murdered for wearing a straw hat.

I would like to learn more about that.

[โ€“] Drusas@kbin.run 2 points 1 year ago

The article cited Hatless Jack by Neil Steinberg, and it looks like the book is available secondhand online.