In the News: Don Mitchell

Don Mitchell, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Geography, asserts that New York City has exploded almost every decade for over 400 years in rebellion in his book "Revolting New York: How 400 Years of Riot, Rebellion, Uprising, and Revolution Shaped a City."

Don Mitchell, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Geography, discusses how the nature of riots and rebellions has changed over the centuries, New York’s place within the history of protest, and how Tompkins Square Park on the Lower East Side has always been a hotbed of defiance.