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History Revealed: Activist Roots

Adam Bledsoe

The Activist Roots of the Everyday: Histories of African American Activism in the Twin Cities with Adam Bledsoe History Revealed Series Program Date: Thursday, December 8, 2022 YouTube Video Our everyday spaces are created from the political efforts of everyday people. Dr. Adam Bledsoe…

History Revealed: Farmer-Labor Movement

Randy Croce, Tom O’Connell, and Anna Kuharjec

The Farmer-Labor Movement: A Minnesota Story Documentary Film Screening & Discussion with Filmmakers Randy Croce, Tom O’Connell, and Anna Kuharjec History Revealed Series Program Date: Thursday, November 10, 2022 Video on YouTube In partnership with the East Side Freedom Library and the Roseville Library…

Ramsey County History – Fall 2022: William Mahoney

Jim McCartney

Volume 57, Number 3: Fall 2022 Farmer-Labor Founder William Mahoney and his Battle with Communists Author: Jim McCartney Writer Jim McCartney and William Mahoney, St. Paul mayor (1932-1934), have something in common—a house on Dayton Avenue. The McCartneys have lived there for thirty years. Mahoney owned the home from…

Ramsey County History – Fall 2022: Book Review

Volume 57, Number 3: Fall 2022 Book Review Whiteness in Plain View: A History of Racial Exclusion in Minnesota by Chad Montrie Reviewed by Renoir W. Gaither RCHS_Fall 2022_Book Review…

History Revealed: A Shared Community

Dionicio Valdes

A Shared Community: Chicano Studies at the University of Minnesota with Dionicio Valdes, PhD History Revealed Program Date: September 8, 2022 Video on YouTube Dr. Valdes takes us on an examination of the birth and 20th century history of the Chicano Studies Department at…

History Revealed: Black, Brown & Red Power

Jimmy Patino

Black, Brown and Red Power in the Twin Cities: Parallels, Intersections and Self-Determination in a Liberal Haven Dr. Jimmy Patino History Revealed Series Program Date: Thursday, August 18, 2022 Video on YouTube In partnership with the East Side Freedom Library & Roseville Library. he…

Ramsey County History – Summer 2022: “Addressing the ‘Trust Gap’ Harming History in the Twin Cities”

Chad P. Roberts

Addressing the “Trust Gap” Harming History in the Twin Cities Author: Chad P. Roberts Museum directors try to create institutions where everyone interested in and impacted by their institutions will be represented, welcomed, and engaged. However, following the murder of George Floyd in 2020, as museum staff…

Whiteness in Plain View: A History of Racial Exclusion in Minnesota

Reviewer: Renoir Gaither

Chad Montrie St. Paul, MN: Minnesota Historical Society Press, 2022 272 pages; 26 b/w photos and 4 maps, notes, bibliography, index; $19.95 Reviewed by Renoir Gaither Chad Montrie’s book, Whiteness in Plain View: A History of Racial Exclusion in Minnesota, examines racial exclusion around job and housing discrimination meted…

History Revealed: Tikkun Olam

Kate Dietrick, Gabrielle Horner, and Janet Kampf

Tikkun Olam: Jewish Women Serving Their St. Paul Community with Kate Dietrick, Gabrielle Horner, and Janet Kampf History Revealed Series Program Date: Thursday, March 17, 2022 Video on YouTube In partnership with the East Side Freedom Library and the Roseville Library Five women from…