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Part One: The Paris Commune: How to Steal Back Your Own City

Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff

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Misconceptions and Overview of the Paris Commune

Discussion of limited knowledge and misconceptions of the Paris Commune, including Louise Michelle's involvement, anarchists wearing black, and the skepticism about people being convicted for taking pictures during the Commune. Overview of the Commune's formation, experimentation with ideas of freedom, and violent suppression by the French army resulting in a high death toll.

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