Monday, April 16, 2007

Join us for an Untold Stories Event on April 18th: By the Ore Docks: A Working People's History of Duluth


At 7 p.m., Wednesday, April 18, join author Richard Hudelson for a compelling workers' history in his book, By the Ore Docks: A Working People's History of Duluth. Location: Rice Street Branch Library, 1011 Rice St., Saint Paul. For much of its history, Duluth has been the site of vast steel, lumber, and shipping industries, and home to people who worked tirelessly in the harbor, rail yards and grain elevators. By the Ore Docks presents a full-length history of the people who built this port city and struggled for both the growth of the city and the rights of their fellow workers.

Untold Stories--coordinated by The Friends of the Saint Paul Public Library--is a national award-winning labor history series. In 2003, the Friends received the John Sessions Memorial Award: An honor given to a library/library system in recognition of their work with the labor community and acknowledgment of the labor movement's history and contributions:

http://www.ala.org/ala/rusa/rusaawards/johnsessions.htm

Untold Stories events are free and open to the public. Refreshments, too! For more information, visit http://www.thefriends.org/ or call 651/222-3242.

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