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Posts from the ‘Grand Rapids People’s History Project’ Category

2October 23, 2025Author and education activist Jonathan Kozol gave a lecture at Fountain Street Church in 2007

3October 13, 2025A video clip of Jane Fonda speaking against the US war in Vietnam at Fountain Street Church in 1972

3September 18, 2025Community Historians Workshop provided a fabulous opportunity to hear directly from people who attended GRPS schools in the 1960s

4September 11, 2025The late Black feminist and insurgent writer bell hooks gave a lecture at Fountain Street Church in 2006

4September 3, 20252004 lecture by Amy Goodman at Fountain Street Church: The US military occupation of Iraq and media coverage

6August 26, 2025Civil Rights activist and entertainer Dick Gregory spoke at Fountain Street Church in 1969

7August 20, 2025Civil Rights activist James Meredith spoke at Fountain Street Church in 1967

2July 2, 2025100 years ago on July 4th, thousands of KKK members marched in a parade through Grand Rapids, with onlookers applauding them

0June 15, 2025The making of a People’s History of the LGBTQ community in Grand Rapids documentary film

5May 8, 2025What are we really celebrating on the 175th Anniversary of Grand Rapids?