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Peoples History of the Grand Valley

Peoples History of the Grand Valley

The People of the Grand Valley's Struggles, Victories, and Movements for Change.

Month: September 2021

Anti-War / September 30, 2021

Vigilantes Shut Down Anti-War Socialist Paper

In the years leading up to the first world war, the only vocal local anti-war voices were the voices of the Socialists. The…

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Uncategorized / September 24, 2021

Larry Ruiz, GJ ‘State Home, and the Americans with Disability Act

In 1954, when Larry Ruiz was born, diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy, and abandoned by his mother at the Grand Junction ‘State Home,’ an…

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