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A symbol of Minneapolis black power, The Way celebrates 50th anniversary

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Born out of the racial crisis and unrest that gripped the Twin Cities and the nation five decades ago, a community center devoted to the needs of young black people was founded on Plymouth Avenue in Minneapolis. The Way became ground zero for Minnesota's fledgling black liberation movement, embraced by young activists who saw it as a generator of black pride and chastised by critics who blamed it for fomenting disturbances.


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