Episode 157: Chill Pill | 1951 Bagel Strike and Christopher Wright

Hillary and Tina cover the 1951 Bagel Strike and former Dawson, GA mayor, Christopher Wright. Hillary’s Story Bagels have been a staple in the US since the late 19th Century. BUT a famine hits when Bagel workers strike for more dough. Tina’s Story Christopher Wright made history as Dawson Georgia’s youngest mayor in 2012. But it’s the actions that led Wright down the wrong path that ended in an indictment. Sources Hillary's Story Atlas Obscura The Forgotten History of New York’s Bagel Famines (https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/bagel-union-strikes-new-york-city)--by Natasha Frost Harvard Review The Rise and Fall of the Bagel (https://www.jstor.org/stable/27569004)--by Matthew Goodman via JSTOR The New York Times Bagel Famine Threatens in City; Labor Dispute Puts Hole in Supply (https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1951/12/17/issue.html) Untapped Cities THE NOTORIOUS BAGEL FAMINES OF NEW YORK CITY (https://untappedcities.com/2020/11/24/notorious-bagel-famines-new-york-city/)--by Victoria Choe Wikipedia Bagel Bakers Local 338 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bagel_Bakers_Local_338) Working Class History On this day, 31 January 1957 (https://workingclasshistory.tumblr.com/post/182450400783/on-this-day-31-january-1957-350-bagel-bakers-in) Photos Bagel Shop in NY (https://www.boweryboyshistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/George-Grantham-Bain-Collection-704x1024.jpg)--via Bower Boy History Bagel Baker in Queens, 1963 (https://img.atlasobscura.com/fIy2D9gLKu0kGbWtq20EVbWMIBQztGjvHs3_-wUEM2Y/rs:fill:12000:12000/q:81/sm:1/scp:1/ar:1/aHR0cHM6Ly9hdGxh/cy1kZXYuczMuYW1h/em9uYXdzLmNvbS91/cGxvYWRzL2Fzc2V0/cy81MWUyZWU5Zjlk/YTU3NjgxYWRfQVBf/NjMxMTE1MDIyLmpw/Zw.jpg)--photo by Dan Gross/AP via Atlas Obscura Local 338 Bagel Union Card (https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6fd53d_0b04ff63f9414b82b201e5d4a203c118.jpg/v1/fill/w_270,h_150,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/6fd53d_0b04ff63f9414b82b201e5d4a203c118.jpg)--by Noshman's Bagels Bagel Machine at Lender's Bagel (https://img.atlasobscura.com/za6BaPVXANSV0LIoeUkFgDEn_FG43NWe89yBB1qLeQc/rs:fill:12000:12000/q:81/sm:1/scp:1/ar:1/aHR0cHM6Ly9hdGxh/cy1kZXYuczMuYW1h/em9uYXdzLmNvbS91/cGxvYWRzL2Fzc2V0/cy8xOGI0ZWM3Y2Vk/YmFlZWViZjhfNzIz/ODI0MjI3Nl9hMDQy/YTgzOTdlX28uanBn.jpg)--by Carl Lender/CC BY 2.0 via Atlas Obscura Tina's Story 11 Alive Dawson mayor indicted on child molestation charges (https://www.11alive.com/article/news/crime/dawson-mayor-indicted-on-child-molestation-charges/85-239777691)--by Adrianne Haney Albany Herald Dawson Mayor Christopher Wright suspended from office (https://www.albanyherald.com/news/local/dawson-mayor-christopher-wright-suspended-from-office/article_7c25d9ce-e0d9-5ff3-888e-957651a5c0b3.html)--by Jennifer Parks Fox 31 Dawson inaugurates youngest mayor in city history (https://wfxl.com/news/local/dawson-inaugurates-youngest-mayor-in-city-history)--by Jessica Fairley Georgia Bureau of Investigation Christopher Wright, Mayor of Dawson, Indicted on Child Molestation (https://gbi.georgia.gov/press-releases/2016-06-09/christopher-wright-mayor-dawson-indicted-child-molestation) Georgia Followers Mayor of Dawson Chris Wright Shot and Forgotten (https://www.gafollowers.com/mayor-dawson-chris-wright-shot-forgotten/)--by Jeremy Jones WALB 10 News Albritten wins Dawson mayor race (https://www.walb.com/story/33663824/albritten-wins-dawson-mayor-race/) Dawson mayor cited for impersonating an officer (https://www.walb.com/story/32600817/dawson-mayor-cited-for-impersonating-an-officer/)--by Kristen Pozar Keeter Ex-Dawson mayor sentenced on sex convictions (https://www.walb.com/story/34324072/ex-dawson-mayor-sentenced-on-sex-convictions/) Former Dawson city manager enters pleas (https://www.walb.com/2019/04/30/dawson-former-city-manager-enters-pleas/) Man pleads guilty in mayor's shooting, claims city manager paid him (https://www.walb.com/story/37821564/man-charged-in-dawson-mayors-assault-takes-plea-deal/)--by Amanda Hoskins Terrell Co. man convicted of sexual molestation (https://www.walb.com/story/31257077/terrell-man-convicted-of-sexual-molestation/)--by Dave Miller WTVM 9 MORE DETAILS: Dawson mayor shot six times, now speaks out (https://www.wtvm.com/story/24523313/dawson-mayor-shot-six-times-now-speaks-out/)--by Cheryl Renee Photos Christopher Wright (https://www.wrbl.com/news/dawson-mayor-suspended-by-georgia-governor-over-child-molestation-indictment/)--screenshot via News 3 Owen Parnacott Mug Shot (https://gray-prod.video.arc-cdn.net/gray/2021/07/03/60e0f9fec9e77c00079995d1/file_1280x720_2000_v3_1.mp4)--screenshot via WALB 10 Christ