Author, Journalist
Airbus Distinguished Visitor - Class of Spring 2021
Adam Hochschild writes frequently about human rights issues. His Lessons from a Dark Time and Other Essays appeared in 2018, and his latest book, Rebel Cinderella: From Rags to Riches to Radical—the Epic Journey of Rose Pastor Stokes was published in 2020. King Leopold’s Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror and Heroism in Colonial Africa was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award, as was To End All Wars: A Story of Loyalty and Rebellion, 1914-1918. His Bury the Chains: Prophets and Rebels in the Fight to Free an Empire’s Slaves was a finalist for the National Book Award and won the Los Angeles Times Book Prize and the PEN USA Literary Award. He teaches at UC Berkeley’s Graduate School of Journalism.
Apr
07
2021
ONLINE: Airbus Lecture
The Worst American Political Violence of the Twentieth Century: The Forgotten Crisis of 1917-1921
Adam Hochschild discusses the unparalleled storm of repression and violence following the US entry into World War I.
Apr
07
2021
The Worst American Political Violence of the Twentieth Century: The Forgotten Crisis of 1917-1921
Although the years 1917-1921 are often glossed over in textbooks on American history, it was the bloodiest period of political violence the United States since the Civil War. Thousands of Americans were imprisoned for things they had written or said. With the blessing of the Justice Department, vigi ...