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The New York City Pig Wars (1859)
It's September 19th. This day in 1859, New York City declared victory in the war on pigs.
Jody, NIki, and Kellie discuss why there were so many pigs on the island of Manhattan, and how the city's expansion created an enormous amount of tension around race, class, health and gentrification.
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