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Hammons Black Walnuts has been in business for 80 years. The vast majority of the walnuts they process are still collected every Fall, by thousands of foragers from across the Midwest. They go onto store shelves across the nation and into other products made in the region and state, like ice creams by Hiland Dairy.
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Dolores Huerta was a civil rights icon and labor leader who met countless famous people in her long life. She was also a passionate jazz fan, who found herself speechless when she met Charlie Parker.
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