In the early part of the 1900s, Passaic, New Jersey, was a prominent textile center and the setting for many battles in the labor rights movement. A massive Industrial Workers of the World strike occurred there in 1912, and an important protest involving the right of assembly brought attention to the city in 1926. Today, Passaic is a city of 70,000, still known for producing rubber goods and communication equipment, but no longer the manufacturing hub it once was. Instead, like many old northeast mill cities in the post-industrial era, Passaic is a relatively poor, urban center facing a number of socio-economic challenges.
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