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April 29, 2022 • View in browser

The Fake Town Where Police Trained to Suppress Protests

Hyperallergic talks to director Sierra Pettengill about her documentary Riotsville, USA, which finds the roots of modern policing techniques in the 1960s. | Dan Schindel

In 1968, the military opened “Riotsville,” a model town built as a staging ground for simulated uprisings. There, soldiers and police officers would be trained in anti-riot tactics.

In the voluminous footage captured by the government and newscasters, we see authorities develop the kind of viciousness still implemented against protestors today. This footage forms the basis for Riotsville, USA, a sobering new documentary from director Sierra Pettengill.

Over 40 Years Later, The Wobblies Is as Relevant as Ever

The 1979 documentary, recently restored and now returning to theaters, is a vital record of the early years of the Industrial Workers of the World. | Dan Schindel

At the time, the documentary was reclaiming labor history that the government and industry had studiously worked to erase. In the modern day, the resources of the internet have made such information control more difficult, but the history and importance of the IWW are still either buried or drowned out with noise. As a result, over 40 years after it originally came out, The Wobblies can still serve precisely the same function it used to.