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There are more bridges across the Mississippi in the City of Minneapolis than anywhere else along the river. MN90 Producer Andi McDaniel speaks with David Stevens of Mill City Museum to find out why. [Read Transcript...]
Frederick McKinley Jones invented many things in his life, but as MN90 Producer Andi McDaniel discovers, the refrigerated truck was by far his most successful. [Read Transcript...]
At his grocery store in St. Paul, Walter Deubner noticed that his customers were limited in their purchases by the capacity of paper grocery sacks. Join MN90 Producer Andi McDaniel as she discovers how that simple problem led to an invention that’s familiar to all. [Read Transcript...]
In the 1960s, standing up against oppression, racism and sexism was the route to empowerment for many Americans. It was in this context of social change that the American Indian Movement, or AIM, was born in Minneapolis in 1968. MN90 producer Marisa Helms reports while AIM’s methods have changed, the organization lives on in its support of health, educational and housing resources run by and for Indians. [Read Transcript...]
