Polish Solidarity Movement
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A mutual acquaintance arranged our clandestine meeting. We left the lecture hall and entered the fluorescent hallway that appeared shadowy that night. He hesitated, glancing around. Then he motioned me to follow him. We came to a narrow, corner space where we had a clear view of the hallway and he could slip into the…
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April 5th marks the beginning of a Solidarity Movement here in the States. Those of us who are older remember the nonviolent struggle against the Polish authoritarian communist government. The movement was a coalition of union workers, students, intellectuals, farmers, and the Church. On the streets of cities and towns of the United States, we…
Charles van Heck's Woodhull Journal 