Growing up, Karen F. Nance knew her grandmother, Ethel Ray Nance, as caring, kind and full of love for her grandchildren, opting always to talk about their lives over her own. After Ethel Ray was admitted to a nursing home at the age of 90, she gifted Karen a collection of her writings about her.
Samantha Erkkila is the digital content producer for the Duluth News Tribune. In addition to creating videos and taking photos, she produces and hosts the Duluth News Tribune Minute, a local weekday news podcast. She also helps manage the News Tribune's Instagram, Twitter and Facebook accounts. She graduated from the University of Minnesota Duluth and has been working at the News Tribune since 2013. You can reach her at serkkila@duluthnews.com.
In this series, we will look back at one of Duluth, Minnesota’s dark moments in history, a time when an estimated 10,000 people participated in or were witness to a hate crime then basically didn’t talk about it again publicly for more than 60 years. The Duluth Lynchings is produced by the Duluth News Tribune's Christa Lawler and Samantha Erkkila, with reporting by our newsroom staff. Music "We Three Kings" is composed by Jean “Rudy” Perrault and performed by the Gichigami Piano Trio. A warning to listeners: Some episodes might have unsettling imagery or language.
In this series, we will look back at one of Duluth, Minnesota’s dark moments in history, a time when an estimated 10,000 people participated in or were witness to a hate crime then basically didn’t talk about it again publicly for more than 60 years. The Duluth Lynchings is produced by the Duluth News Tribune's Christa Lawler and Samantha Erkkila, with reporting by our newsroom staff. Music "We Three Kings" is composed by Jean “Rudy” Perrault and performed by the Gichigami Piano Trio. A warning to listeners: Some episodes might have unsettling imagery or language.