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"Fascinating. The conclusion gave me chills."— The Niagara Movement: The Early Battle for Civil RightsCold War Massachusetts: Hidden Infrastructure and the Legacy of Preparedness
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This presentation will explore the pivotal but often overlooked role Massachusetts played during the Cold War, when military and civil defense infrastructure—such as bunkers, radars and missile launchers—were embedded into the state’s landscape. At the center of the story is the Framingham bunker, the nation’s first blast-resistant state emergency operations center, built to ensure continuity of government in the event of a nuclear strike. Drawing on archival research, site visits and more than 35 years of experience in public safety and emergency management, author and historian Joshua Shanley will examine how Cold War-era planning shaped modern emergency preparedness—and why its legacy still matters today.
