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Duluthians gather at Clayton Jackson McGhie Memorial on 101st anniversary of lynching

Duluthians gather at Clayton Jackson McGhie Memorial on 101st anniversary of lynching More than a century ago, three Black circus workers were falsely accused of a crime, and then killed in front of an audience of thousands in downtown Duluth. Written By: Christa Lawler | × Members of the audience react to a speaker’s comments at the Clayton Jackson McGhie Memorial on Tuesday, June 15, 2021, during the annual commemoration of three Black men murdered by a Duluth lynch mob in 1920. (Steve Kuchera / skuchera@duluthnews.com) On the 101st anniversary of the lynching of three Black circus workers wrongfully accused of raping a white woman, Darnell Baker stood in front of the memorial in downtown Duluth and told the crowd that he, a 1981 Duluth Central High School graduate, had never heard this story while growing up in this neighborhood.

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Robert Benson Kanuit, 76, of Hermantown, MN, died on April 24, 2021, in Lakewood Ranch, FL. “Bob” was born in Duluth, MN to Joseph and Wilma Kanuit. He grew up on the Martin Road and attended Hermantown High School, graduating in 1962. He married his high school sweetheart, Margie Kratt, in 1965. They were happily married for 55 years. After high school, Bob obtained an accounting degree at UMD, and then became a certified public accountant. After working for some large accounting firms for a few years, he was hired by Cutler Magner Company in Duluth to be its controller. He quickly ascended to vice president and chief financial officer of the company. He worked for Cutler Magner Company for over three decades. During that time, he and Clarence LaLiberte, the company president and one of its owners, became great friends.

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