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GoBxPod is a 15-40 minute weekly show produced by The Bronx Tourism Council. Each episode focuses on the history and culture of one of New York City's most diverse boroughs: The Bronx. The show is hosted by the Council’s executive director Olga Luz Tirado and Bronx expert and historian Angel Hernandez. Visit GoBronxPod.com for more information.
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Wednesday Oct 28, 2020
GET OUT AND VOTE LIKE IT’S 1920!
Wednesday Oct 28, 2020
Wednesday Oct 28, 2020
Voter Registration and turnout is the highest ever despite a global pandemic. The citizenry is demanding to be heard and partisanship abounds. Voter turnout in The Bronx was so great that some officials asked the board of elections for additional voting booths. One-third of the entire registered vote had been polled by 10 o’clock in the morning. Double lines had been forming in front of most of the voting places and some districts were overwhelmed. This was the scene in November of 1920, one hundred years ago. In this episode, we go back in time with Susan Olsen, Director of Historical Services for Woodlawn Cemetery where well-known suffragette movement leaders Carrie Chapman Catt and Mary Garrett Hay are interred.
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