Historical markers are just that: markers. They are not meant to honor or support anyone. Markers are for historical events in, or notable people from, New Hampshire. Elizabeth Gurley Flynn was indeed a notable person. She was a hero of working people.
Concord City Councilors have been asked to weigh in on the removal of a historical marker in Concord commemorating the birthplace of labor activist and feminist Elizabeth Gurley Flynn, who chaired the Communist Party of the United States later in.
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) 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 drawn objections from Republican officials and scrutiny.