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Lecture

William Tyler
Working Class Protests in USA

Monday 9.02.2026

How to watch

This lecture starts on 9 February at 5:00pm (UK).

Summary

Hunger marches, Hoovervilles, poverty, gender and racial discrimination, and FDR’s New Deal all provide the background to the American story of the 1930s. It all depicts a working class struggling to survive.

William Tyler

An image of William Tyler
William Tyler has spent his entire professional life in adult education, beginning at Kingsgate College in 1969. He has lectured widely for many public bodies, including the University of Cambridge and the WEA, in addition to speaking to many clubs and societies. In 2009, William was awarded the MBE for services to adult education, and he has previously been a scholar in residence at the London Jewish Cultural Centre. Link to William’ s blog with recommended book lists for his Lockdown lectures.