America First Association

The expression “America First” has been used by numerous American organizations and movements since at least 1914. Most of them opposed US involvement in foreign conflicts. The Minnesota-based America First Association (AFA) was an exception in that it was formed to support the United States’ entry into World War I.

Ilhan Omar

Ilhan Omar

Minnesota State Representative Ilhan Omar, 2017. Omar was elected to the US House of Representative in 2018. Photograph by Wikimedia user Leopaltik1242; CC BY-SA 4.0.

Mee Moua, ca. 2007

State Senator Mee Moua

Minnesota State Senator Mee Moua, ca. 2007. Minnesota Senate Photographer's Office.

Mee Moua ca. 2003

Mee Moua

State Senator Mee Moua, ca. 2003. Minnesota Senate Photographer's Office.

John A. Brown

John A. Brown

John A. Brown, ca. 1916. From History of Cottonwood and Watonwan Counties MN, Vol 1., John A. Brown, editor (Indianapolis: B. F. Bowen, 1916).

Children of John A. and Edith Brown

Children of John A. and Edith Brown

Children of John A. and Edith Brown: Silas Allen Brown, Eugene R. Brown, and Lucy Brown Olson, 1908.

Edith Brown

Edith Brown

Edith (Mrs. John A.) Brown, Windom, Minnesota, 1900.

County Officials and John Brown in front of old Cottonwood County Courthouse

County Officials and John Brown in front of old Cottonwood County Courthouse

County officials in front of the old Cottonwood County Courthouse, Windom, Minnesota, 1905. John A. Brown, county auditor, is standing third from left.

John A. Brown

John A. Brown

John A. Brown, Cottonwood County auditor, in Windom, Minnesota, 1910. Photograph by Jesse O. Thompson.

Brown, John A. (1841–1925)

John A. Brown, a Civil War veteran, settled in Cottonwood County in 1878 on land that he homesteaded near Windom. After surviving many hardships, he became one of the county’s best-known citizens and contributed significantly to its welfare and advancement.

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