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Iowa History 101: Arabs in Fort Dodge, Iowa

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Iowa History 101
Thursday, July 13, 2023 - 12:00 to 1:00pm
Zoom

Join historian Ashley Bavery and discover the fascinating history of Moses, Abbas, Yusef, and Ali Habhab, who immigrated from South Lebanon to Fort Dodge, Iowa to become local entrepreneurs at a time when the city's gypsum mines became famous for plastering Chicago's "White City" at the World Fair of 1893. Register to watch live or receive a recording link. bit.ly/3NHHxGg

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