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Local activists say they plan to challenge the state's removal of a historical marker about Elizabeth Gurley Flynn, the 20th century labor activist and Communist Party leader
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Born in Concord in 1890, Flynn was a crusader for women’s and worker’s rights, a founding member of the ACLU and, later, a leader of the Communist Party.
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Elizabeth Gurley Flynn’s biography was featured on a state-issued sign for less than two weeks, after Republicans called for its removal.
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The move comes as the state has, in recent days, quietly revised its policy for such markers in the wake of Republican pushback over the subject of the sign.
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The marker for Elizabeth Gurley Flynn, born in 1890, is coming under scrutiny for her communist beliefs.
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The marker on Route 9 notes the reinterred graves in Pine Grove Cemetery of two members of the Balch household.
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The historical marker is installed near the intersection of Routes 3 and 302 in a part of Carroll known as Twin Mountain.
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You may have zoomed right by the broad green signs, but stopping for a moment to read a historical roadside marker gives a sense of the depth and…
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We rebroadcast this earlier conversation today. You may have zoomed right by the broad green signs, but stopping for a moment to read a historical…