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Tag Archives: 19th century newspapers in Grand Rapids
19th Century Newspapers in Grand Rapids on the Question of Black Suffrage
(The post today was referenced in the book, African Americans in the Furniture City: The Struggle for Civil Rights in Grand Rapids, by Randal Jelks, for which we are grateful.) Grand Rapids used to have numerous daily newspapers, up until … Continue reading
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