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Early Labor History in Grand Rapids, Part I
(This is an article written by local labor historian Michael Johnston and is re-printed with permission from the author.) In 1900 Grand Rapids was a bustling river town, not fully settled, but no longer frontier. The red light district was … Continue reading
Grand Rapids People's History Project 