The Legacy of the Duluth Lynchings

On June 15, 1920, in Duluth, Minnesota, three young black men, falsely accused of raping a white woman, were pulled from their jail cells and lynched by a mob numbering in the thousands. In June 2020, the Minnesota Historical Society marked the centennial of the lynchings with a week of remembrance. In this video, Minnesota historians, authors, and prominent community members share their perspectives about the legacy of the Duluth lynchings.