James Isaiah Gabbe
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Former President of the Union Square Partnership and author of the just-published The Universe of Union Square, the first history of the area.

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The "Home of Discontent" That Gave Voice to America's Labor Movement

Posted September 2, 2010 | 13:32:25 (EST)

Strolling through New York City's Union Square, it takes a vivid imagination to conjure its atmosphere on September 5, 1882, and to understand how much our contemporary scene -- a mostly harmonious mix of the well-heeled, the worker, students, political activists and immigrants -- finds its heritage there. This is...

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