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Recent Posts
- A People’s History of Grand Rapids book is now available
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- 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
Tag Archives: Western Michigan Friends of the Farm Workers
Farmworker Solidarity action in Grand Rapids – 1983
Last week we posted a piece on efforts in Grand Rapids in the late 1970’s to provide support and solidarity with migrant farmworkers across the country. These efforts were organized through the group, Western Michigan Friends of the Farm Workers. … Continue reading
Solidarity with Migrant Farm Workers event in Grand Rapids – 1978
Recently, we were able to find some archival documents from the Walter Reuther Library at Wayne State University, documents that are specific to Grand Rapids, particularly the Farm Worker Movement. The image below is taken from a newsletter in April … Continue reading
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