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Size of Original

12 pages

Contributing Institution

Portland Public Library Special Collections & Archives

Location

Portland, Cumberland, Maine, USA

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The Low Income People's Voice was a free-of-charge community newspaper founded in 1970 parallel to an era of major urban renewal in Portland, Maine- and reflecting an activism in response to large-scale demolition and marginalizing populations in the city.

The November 1971 issue includes a feature article about a major apartment building fire on Pearl Street, Welfare programs, additional articles about public housing, the sale of the Jackson Elementary School building (34 Forest Avenue) for Eastland Hotel expansion, People's Regional Opportunity Program (PROP).

Publication Date

11-1971

City

Portland, Cumberland, Maine, USA

Keywords

Portland ME, community activism, education, Portland West, Youth in Action, West End, Munjoy Hill, Bayside

The Low Income People's Voice - November 1971

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