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Exploring the divide between rich and poor

It was 93 years ago this month that a general strike paralyzed our city.

But how much has changed since that seminal event which illuminated the great divide between rich and poor in Winnipeg?

The Free Press kicks off a new series Saturday called Bottom Lines/Dividing Lines: Measuring equality gaps in our city.

In the lead-up to this package of stories in your paper and on our website, you can take a look at some images we were pleasantly surprised to rediscover from the 1919 Winnipeg General Strike here.

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