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Recent Posts
- During the Depression, 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
- “Maybe America has forgotten how smoke smells”: The state of Black Grand Rapids from the perspective of Paul I Phillips in the mid-1970s
- African Americans from Grand Rapids who were part of the US Civil War
- 1970 document sheds light on the housing crisis in Grand Rapids and the lack of political will to solve it
Tag Archives: Grand Rapids People’s History
Why it is important that we learn from our history of resistance and liberation
During the interview process for the People’s History of the LGBTQ Community in Grand Rapids, we asked participants what the value is of being aware of and learning from the rich history of resistance and liberation, no matter what struggle … Continue reading
Grand Rapids People’s History Project Kickoff Event – September 5
Join us for a public event to kick off the newest chapter of the Grand Rapids People’s History Project. Grand Rapids has such a rich history of resistance, whether it is small acts of resistance or social movements for collective … Continue reading
