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The Emerson School Strike of 1927 in Gary

By Gary Public Library and Rebecca Shrum, Discover Indiana
School strikes by students for any reason are rare in the history of the United States. Gary is unique in that it has had two school strikes, both motivated by white racism, in its history. Gary had one of the highest percentages of African American…

The Experience of Manual Laborers: At the Bottom of the Rail in Gary

By Gary Public Library and Rebecca Shrum, Discover Indiana
In 1910, 49.1% of Gary’s population was born outside the U.S. 71% of the population was either foreign-born or born in the U.S. with at least one parent who was born outside the U.S. Most of the manual workers at Gary Works were immigrants from…
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