The lynchings in Duluth
Title
:
The lynchings in Duluth
Author
:
Fedo, Michael W., author.
Uniform Title
:
They was just niggers
ISBN
:
9780873513869
Publication Information
:
St. Paul : Minnesota Historical Society Press, [2000]
Physical Description
:
xxvii, 192 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
General Note
:
Originally published: "They was just niggers". Ontario, Calif. : Brasch and Brasch, c1979.
Includes index.
Personal Subject
:
Clayton, Elias, 1901-1920.
Jackson, Elmer, 1901-1920.
McGhie, Isaac, 1900-1920.
Subject Term
:
Lynching -- Minnesota -- Duluth.
African Americans -- Minnesota -- Duluth -- History.
Racism -- Minnesota.
Geographic Term
:
Minnesota -- Race relations.
Duluth (Minn.) -- History.
Minnesota -- Race relations -- History -- History.
Summary
:
"On the evening of June 15, 1920, in Duluth, Minnesota, three young black men, accused of the rape of a white woman, were pulled from their jail cells and lynched by a mob numbering in the thousands. Yet, today, the incident is nearly forgotten"--Cover.
Library | Call Number | Status |
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Lake Elmo Library | 364.134 FED | Nonfiction Collection |