Events / Searching for Jimmy Hoffa: The Disappearance of America's Most Notorious Labor Leader and Why It Still Matters Today

Searching for Jimmy Hoffa: The Disappearance of America's Most Notorious Labor Leader and Why It Still Matters Today

October 20, 2020
4:15 pm - 5:15 pm

Event Name: Searching for Jimmy Hoffa
Organization: AB – Dept – Academic Affairs Office
Is the event open to the general public?: FALSE
Venue Link (Map URL or Virtual Event Link): https://psu.zoom.us/j/99670730976?pwd=OHdRWG5rcWJocURMSktiZzhiNXVnUT09

Penn State Laureate David Witwer, Professor of History, will share his work on "Searching for Jimmy Hoffa: The Disappearance of America's Most Notorious Labor Leader and Why It Still Matters Today".

Witwer explores the history of a powerful labor leader with ties to organized crime whose disappearance in 1975 made him the most prominent presumed victim of a mob hit in American history. Hoffa's enduring popularity with his union members, despite his criminal convictions, provides a chance to consider the complex history of the working class, as well as the diverse perspectives Americans bring to the issue of corruption.

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