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Recent Posts
- A People’s History of Grand Rapids book is now available
- Revolutionary Anarchist Youth zine highlights benefit show in Grand Rapids for political prisoner Geronimo Pratt in 1996
- Revolutionary Anarchist Youth flyer on the Amway co-founders
- Just after the Depression years, the Grand Rapids City Government provided direct relief and created a public works project for those unemployed
- Some examples of the conditions for blacks in Grand Rapids and what types of discrimination blacks faced on a daily basis in the early part of the 20th Century
Category Archives: Anti-Apartheid Movement
The Roots of the South African Anti-Apartheid Campaign in Grand Rapids – Part 1
In the past month, we have posted a few stories on the South African Anti-Apartheid movement in Grand Rapids. One posting dealt with the campaign to pressure the City to divest from a bank, which had holding in South African, … Continue reading
Calvin College took a stand against South African Apartheid by Divesting
Last week we posted a piece about the early efforts at organizing in Grand Rapids around defeating South African Apartheid. Numerous community groups and organizations pushed the Grand Rapids City Council to adopt a resolution against having any investments in … Continue reading
An obligation to not participate in racist activities: The South African Anti-Apartheid Movement in Grand Rapids
(This is the first is a series of articles that deals with the South African Anti-Apartheid Movement that was active in Grand Rapids.) The international Anti-Apartheid Movement for justice in South Africa is an interesting case study and an example … Continue reading
Grand Rapids People's History Project 