Alan Lessik and Rene Valdes

Alan Lessik and Rene Valdes

Alan Lessik (left) and Rene Valdes (right), 2000s. Lessik met Valdes in San Diego in 2000, the same year in which Valdes left Minneapolis to begin his life on the West Coast. Valdes eventually got a job with Microsoft. Used with the permission from Alan Lessik.

Alan Lessik interview (part 1 of 2)

Alan Lessik discusses Rene Valdes’s life in Cuba and the persecution of gay people that led him to join the flood of Cubans immigrating to the United States during the Mariel Boatlift. Interview conducted by Britt Aamodt, October 8, 2018. Used with the permission of Britt Aamodt and Alan Lessik.

Alan Lessik interview (part 2 of 2)

Alan Lessik talks about Rene Valdes’s experience at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, and his disastrous interview with the Immigration and Naturalization Service. Interview conducted by Britt Aamodt, October 8, 2018. Used with the permission of Britt Aamodt and Alan Lessik.

Color image of Alan Page (#88) of the Minnesota Vikings, ca. 1975.

Alan Page (#88) of the Minnesota Vikings

Alan Page (#88) of the Minnesota Vikings, ca. 1975.

Alanna Norris

Alanna Norris

Alanna Norris, nutrition program coordinator at Dream of Wild Health, at the Four Sisters Farmer's Market in Minneapolis in the summer of 2021. Used with the permission of Dream of Wild Health.

Black and white photograph of Albert Alonzo Ames, ca. 1862.

Albert Alonzo Ames

Albert Alonzo Ames, ca. 1862.

Black and white full-length portrait photograph of Albert Alonzo Ames, c.1863.

Albert Alonzo Ames, Assistant Surgeon, Seventh Minnesota Infantry

Albert Alonzo Ames, Assistant Surgeon, Seventh Minnesota Infantry, c.1863.

Black and white photograph of Albert Goldman, one of the defendants in the Smith Act Trial and the leader of the group’s legal defense, ca. 1942.

Albert Goldman

Albert Goldman, one of the defendants in the Smith Act Trial and the leader of the group’s legal defense, ca. 1942.

Black and white portrait of Albert I. Gordon, c.1930, Rabbi of Adath Jeshurun Congregation in Minneapolis 1930-1946.

Albert I. Gordon, rabbi of Adath Jeshurun Congregation in Minneapolis from 1930 until 1946

Albert I. Gordon, c.1930, Rabbi of Adath Jeshurun Congregation in Minneapolis from 1930 until 1946.

Black and white photograph of Albert Pfaender, 1934. Photographed by the Lee Brothers.

Albert Pfaender

Albert Pfaender, 1934. Photograph by the Lee Brothers.

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