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To celebrate the designation of Union Square as one of the few national
historic sites related to labor, a site where workers exercised their rights
to free speech and assembly, and to honor the 100th anniversary of the
International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union, six plaques were installed in
Union Square in the fall of 2002.
Commissioned by UNITE (Union of Needletrades, Industrial and Textile
Employees), and designed by the artist Gregg Lefevre, each plaque represents
a part of the story of why Union Square and its environs is important in the
history of the United States. The six plaques are each shown here
accompanied by the historical images that inspired the design, and by other
related historical images and labor art work that illustrate this past.
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