Title
Biały Krzyż „Solidarności” i jego historia. Z dziejów tożsamości Gorzowa Wielkopolskiego
Authors
[ 1 ] Wydział Humanistyczny, Akademia im. Jakuba z Paradyża | [ P ] employee
Scientific discipline (Law 2.0)
Title variant
EN ‘Solidarity’ White Cross and its History. A Contribution to the History of the Identity of Gorzów Wielkopolski
Year of publication
2024
Published in
Article type
scientific article
Publication language
polish
Keywords
PL
- Biały Krzyż
- NSZZ
- historia Gorzowa Wielkopolskiego
- tożsamość Gorzowa Wielkopolskiego
EN
- the White Cross of Solidarity
- NSZZ Solidarity
- the history of Gorzów Wielkopolski
- the identity of Gorzów Wielkopolski
Abstract
EN The article depicts the history of the White Cross. It was made in 1981 on the occasion of the outdoor Mass, organised by the Independent Self-Governing Trade Union (Polish: NSZZ) “Solidarity”. Later the Cross was moved to the vicinity of the [Gorzów] Cathedral. In 1982 when the Union was suspended and then disbanded under martial law by the Communist authorities the place around the Cross became the meeting point for Solidarity activists. On August 31, 1982, the White Cross was the place where five to ten thousand people gathered to start the most numerous rally in the history of Gorzów. In March 1983 under pressure from the authorities the diocese decided to move the Cross again, that time to Żeromski Street, where a new church was being built. There the White Cross was again unveiled in 1986, and a year later a commemorative plaque was added. In the years that followed replicas and miniatures of the White Cross appeared in various places in Gorzów; thus, the White Cross has become one of the symbols of the town and an element of its identity
Pages (from - to)
325 - 349
License type
CC BY-NC (attribution - noncommercial)
Open Access Mode
other
Open Access Text Version
final published version
Release date
06.2024
Date of Open Access to the publication
at the time of publication
Ministry points / journal
40
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