The Annual David Noble Lecture
Featuring:
Prof. Peter Rachleff
Macalester College Labor Historian
Tuesday 15 April 15, 2008
7:00 PM
Minnesota History Center
345 Kellogg Blvd West, Saint Paul, MN
Presenting:
"Hard-Pressed in the Heartland: the Making, Unmaking and Remaking of Minnesotas Labor Movement in the 20th and 21st Centuries"
From the late nineteenth century to the mid-twentieth century working women and men from Scandinavia, southern and eastern Europe, and the east coast of the United States formed labor unions that struggled against some of the world's most powerful corporations. They sought economic security, acceptance as citizens, and social respect through these unions and their participation in the political system. The economy that emerged in the 1980s and 1990s tore apart their world, but also brought new immigrants from Latin America, Asia, and Africa to the North Star State. These new immigrants are now struggling to reshape their Minnesota universe, and their struggles change the balance of power and the prospects for other Minnesotans. This lecture will tell the story not only of what happened, but how to think about the future.
This event is FREE. Reception to follow.
Made possible by the Minnesota Historical Society,
The Department of American Studies at the University of Minnesota, and
The Charles A. Lindbergh Memorial Fund through the Charles A. Weyerhaeuser Memorial Foundation.
For more information call (651) 259-3000, 1-800-657-3773 or TTY (651) 282-6073