[Note: To our bug-eyed surprise, the following message appeared in our email inbox on Tuesday, May 2nd. – The Ed.] The N.H. Division of Historical Resources is…
CONCORD A historical marker dedicated to a New Hampshire labor activist who championed women’s rights and was a founder of the American Civil Liberties Union but who also joined the Communist Party and was sent to prison has draw objections from.
A historical marker in Concord, New Hampshire, dedicated to former U.S. Communist Party chairwoman Elizabeth Gurley Flynn has come under Republican scrutiny for its potential connotations.Department of Natural and Cultural Resources Commissioner Sarah Stewart claims that such markers are not necessarily meant to be commemorative, but instead to illustrate broad historical significance. Stewart noted that