In the early 1930s, thousands of World War I veterans traveled to Washington, DC for demonstrations. Historians call these the Bonus Marches. Join U.S. Park Ranger Daniel Blier and historians Dr. Stephen R. Ortiz and Dr. Elaine Tyler May for a moderated seminar and Q&A session about the role Fort Hunt played in the Bonus Marches of 1932-1933 and how veterans of the First and Second World Wars rebuilt the homes to which they returned through relentless political activism. Presented in partnership with the National Park Service.

Dr. Stephen R. Ortiz is an associate professor of history at Binghamton University (State University of New York). His research interests include the political, military, diplomatic and gender history of the twentieth-century United States. He is the author of Beyond the Bonus March and GI Bill: How Veteran Politics Shaped the New Deal Era and Veterans' Policies, Veterans' Politics: New Perspectives on Veterans in the Modern United States.

Dr. Elaine Tyler May is Regents Professor of American Studies and History at the University of Minnesota. She is an award-winning historian of twentieth-century American history whose scholarship explores the ways in which issues normally considered part of private life—such as consumerism, security and leisure pursuits—reflect, express, and influence American political, cultural and social values. She is the author of many books, including Homeward Bound: American Families in the Cold War Era.

For adults and teens. Please register to receive a Zoom link to attend this virtual program.