A Community in Conflict

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1994

On December 15, 1994 Diamond Star Motors (DSM) was slapped with a lawsuit charging the company with sexual and racial harassment and discrimination.

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Biographies

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Wunderlich, Gerald “Jerry” White

Gerald “Jerry” Wunderlich (sometimes spelled Wonderlich) was born on August 25, 1889 in Chicago...

Biography

Blog

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McHistory: 19th Century Cabbie Saw all of Bloomington-Normal Society

Listen to the audio on WGLT's website hereMcHistory goes back in time to explore big momen...

Blog Post

Finding Aids

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Bloomington Gold (Corvette Show)

In 1973, the first Bloomington Corvette Corral event took place.  By 1977, the Bloomington Corv...

Finding Aid

Videos

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Working for a Living

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Building Better Roads

Automotive travel created a demand for better roads, as rural dirt roads could not withstand th...

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Robotics Replaces Some Workers, But Hand Work Remains Necessary

When Diamond Star Motors began production in 1988, the assembly line included state-of-the-art ...

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