Impact of Willmar 8 Still Felt Today

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Impact of Willmar 8 Still Felt Today

By Patricia Buschette patricia.buschette@gmail.com On occasions of social or political conflict, there are phrases that reverberate and are remembered for years – phrases such as “Remember the Alamo” or “A day that will live in infamy.”  In 1976, eight employees of Citizens National Bank of Willmar experienced injustice and fought back, remembering the frequent declaration of then bank president Leo Pirsch, “We are not all equal, you know.” I…