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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: Lies Across Grand Rapids
Grand Rapids, Statues and White Supremacy
There has been a great deal of public conversation in the weeks following the White Supremacist violence in Charlottesville, around the issue of white supremacy and symbols of white supremacy. In Charlotteville, the decision was made to remove a statue … Continue reading
Senator Arthur Vandenberg: The Grand Rapids Bi-Partisan Statesman for US Imperialism
As part of our series that looks at statues, monuments and other historic markers in Grand Rapids, we look at Senator Arthur Vandenberg, who’s statue sits across from the Rosa Parks statue near the entrance to Rosa Parks circle. Arthur … Continue reading
White Lies Matter: MLive, Holland and the celebration of Settler Colonialism
On Tuesday, February 9, MLive ran an article entitled, Dutch settlers founded Holland on this day in 1847. The article then says: It was Feb. 9, 1847 when a small group of settlers led by Rev. Albertus C. Van Raalte … Continue reading
Monuments, propaganda and settler colonialism in Grand Rapids
This posting is part of the Lies Across Grand Rapids series that looks at how land marks, monuments and other historical markings tell either a distorted view history or a history that defends power and privilege. There are numerous statues … Continue reading
More White Lies: Grand Rapids and Settler Colonialism
Last week, we began a new section for the Grand Rapids People’s History Project, entitled Lies Across Grand Rapids. The purpose behind this part of the larger project is to provide a critical look at historical landmarks and how they … Continue reading
Lies Across Grand Rapids: Confronting Visible Local History
This is the beginning of a new section to the Grand Rapids People’s History Project, where we will examine public and visible examples of how the narrative of Grand Rapids history perpetuates the values and perspectives of the dominant culture … Continue reading
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