Professor Helaine Silverman speaks at the inauguration of the historical marker on May Day 2021 in Gillespie. The marker commemorates the founding of the Progressive Miners of America in 1932 in Gillespie. The marker is sponsored by the Mythic Mississippi Project in collaboration with the Illinois State Historical Society, City of Gillespie, Grow Gillespie and the Illinois Coal Museum.
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