While much progress has been made in improving the lives of people with developmental disabilities, a new exhibit shows how recently some of the milestones have occurred.
U.S. District Court Judge Donovan Frank has an unusual habit. When he goes into a store, restaurant or other business where nobody knows that he's a federal judge, he checks out the employees. Then he asks to speak to the manager. If he spots people with disabilities working in the establishment, Frank congratulates the manager on hiring them. If he doesn't see any employees with disabilities, .
Many Minnesotans may know the story of Dred Scott and his legal fight for freedom and his time at Fort Snelling. But many may not know that hundreds of other African Americans came to Minnesota around the time of the Civil War and to Fort Snelling in particular.
Fire Station #24 was home to an all-Black crew of firefighters way back in the early 20th century. Decades later, it took a lawsuit to get the City of Minneapolis to open up firefighter hirings to minorities.