Revealing Labor’s Untold Stories

Untold Stories is organized by The Friends of the St. Paul Public Library (all events are in St. Paul unless otherwise noted),

April 30: Temple University professor Heather Ann Thompson talks about America’s criminal justice system and the impact of mass incarceration on our cities, economy, and democracy. 7 p.m., Metropolitan State University Library, 645 E. 7th St. Map

May 6: William Green, an Augsburg College professor and former superintendent of the Minneapolis Public Schools, leads a discussion about Minnesota’s role in the Civil War and emancipation. 7 p.m., Highland Park Library, 1974 Ford Parkway. Map

May 16: University of Minnesota professors Malinda Lindquist and Yuichiro Onishi, and Navy veteran Melvin Carter Jr. talk about race, racism, and resistance in the U.S. military. 7 p.m., St. Paul Labor Centre, 411 Main St. Map

May 19: Labor historians Dave Riehle and James Robinson lead a tour of sites and settings associated with African-American railroad workers in the Twin Cities. Co-sponsored by the African-American Employee Resource Group at MnDOT. 2 p.m. Union Depot, 214 E. 4th St. (The tour is free but reservations are required; call 651-222-3242.) Map

May 21: Lynne Jackson, the great-great granddaughter of Dred and Harriet Scot, discusses the 1857 Supreme Court decision and its impact on the abolition of slavery. 1:30 p.m., Minnesota African American Museum, 1700 3rd Ave. South, Minneapolis. Map

May 21: Actor Harry Waters re-enacts Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s 1962 speech in Minneapolis before the national convention of the National Packinghouse Workers. In the speech, “All Labor Has Dignity” King links civil rights with worker rights. 7 p.m., Penumbra Theatre, 270 N. Kent St. Map