Organization's commemorate the 101st anniversary of Duluth lynchings
“There is a history of violence in our country that we haven’t addressed,” says Kevin Lindsey, with the Minnesota Humanities Center.
Author: Charmaine Nero (KARE 11)
Published: 6:40 PM CDT June 15, 2021
Updated: 6:40 PM CDT June 15, 2021
DULUTH, Minn. — 101 years ago today, a mob of thousands stormed into a Duluth jail cell and tortured, dragged and hanged three Black men – Elias Clayton, Elmer Jackson and Isaac McGhie.
“There is a history of violence in our country that we haven’t addressed,” says Kevin Lindsey, with the Minnesota Humanities Center.
Lindsey is the CEO of the Minnesota Humanities Center. The organization recently held an event along with the Collaborative Legal Community Coalition – to discuss the history while commemorating the anniversary of this tragic piece of Minnesota history.