▁for ▁Peace , ▁Ash land ▁Aud itor ium , ▁Chicago , ▁and ▁referenced ▁the ▁ri ots . ▁ ▁Leg acy ▁and ▁recon c ili ation ▁cer emon ies ▁In ▁recent ▁years , ▁West chester ▁County ▁has ▁gone ▁to ▁great ▁lengths ▁to ▁make ▁am ends ▁to ▁the ▁surv iv ors ▁of ▁the ▁ri ots ▁by ▁holding ▁a ▁comm emor ative ▁ceremony , ▁at ▁which ▁an ▁ap ology ▁was ▁made ▁for ▁their ▁treatment . ▁In ▁September ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁county ▁officials ▁held ▁a ▁" Rem emb rance ▁and ▁Re con c ili ation ▁Cer em ony , ▁ 5 0 th ▁anni versary ▁comm em oration ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 9 ▁Pe ek sk ill ▁ri ots ." ▁It ▁included ▁speak ers ▁Paul ▁Rob es on , ▁Jr ., ▁folk ▁singer ▁Peter ▁Se eg er ▁and ▁several ▁local ▁elected ▁officials . ▁ ▁The ▁Pe ek sk ill ▁ri ots ▁in ▁fiction ▁The ▁Pe ek sk ill ▁ri ots ▁appear ▁in ▁E . L . ▁Doctor ow ' s ▁novel ▁The ▁Book ▁of ▁Daniel . ▁Paul ▁Isaac son ▁( a ▁fict ional ized ▁version ▁of ▁Julius ▁Ros enberg ) ▁leaves ▁the ▁bus ▁to ▁reason ▁with ▁the ▁mob , ▁and ▁is ▁be aten ▁up ▁by ▁them . ▁The ▁ri ots ▁figure ▁prom in ently ▁in ▁T . C . ▁Bo yle ' s ▁World ' s ▁End . ▁The ▁protagon ist ' s ▁adopt ive ▁parents ▁serve ▁as ▁local , ▁assistant ▁organiz ers ▁of ▁the ▁concert ▁( alias ▁of ▁" P eters