Saginaw Valley State University historian Jennifer Stinson reads from her paper, "The work of race: African-American and African-Indian farmers, farm laborers, and indentured servants in the Upper Midwest". Stinson describes the relationship between race and the types of work done by minorities in the Midwest. She uses the stories of several mixed race settlers in rural Wisconsin to illustrate experiences common to persons of color. Question and answer session follows. Stinson is introduced by Professor John P. Beck, Associate Director, Michigan State University School of Human Resources and Labor Relations. Part of the "Our Daily Work/Our Daily Lives" Brown Bag series sponsored by the Michigan State University School of Human Resources and Labor Relations,the MSU Museum, and co-sponsored by the MSU African-American and African Studies Program. Held at the MSU Museum.
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