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Minnesota Historical Society Press
- Lynchings in Duluth: Second Edition
- Book
- 2016
- Published by: Minnesota Historical Society Press
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 for years the incident was nearly forgotten. This updated, second edition of The Lynchings in Duluth includes a new preface by the author, additional research and notes, and suggestions for further reading.
“This account of racial violence in the early twentieth century is a genuinely startling and illuminating contribution to our understanding of racial justice in the United States in the twenty-first. Many Americans have found it convenient to think that episodes like this come only from the Jim Crow–era Deep South. The Lynchings in Duluth is a powerful reminder of the broader American pattern.”
James Fallows, The Atlantic
“A chilling reconstruction of a 1920 racial tragedy. . . . Combining hour-by-hour, day-by-day narrative with expert scholarship based on interviews, suppressed documents and news reports, Fedo skillfully portrays Northern prejudice and violence.”
Los Angeles Times
“This tense book punches out a story of devastating fury. . . . As pointed as a Klansman’s cap, this book conveys the horror of mob action—and the disturbing truth that it knows no region.”
Milwaukee Journal
Table of Contents
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- Image Plates
- pp. xvi-xxvi
- Preface to the Second Edition
- pp. xxvii-xxxiii
- Chapter 1.
- pp. 3-11
- Chapter 2.
- pp. 12-26
- Chapter 3.
- pp. 27-40
- Chapter 4.
- pp. 41-48
- Chapter 5.
- pp. 49-57
- Chapter 6.
- pp. 58-64
- Chapter 7.
- pp. 65-72
- Chapter 8.
- pp. 73-79
- Chapter 9.
- pp. 80-85
- Chapter 10.
- pp. 86-94
- Chapter 11.
- pp. 95-102
- Chapter 12.
- pp. 103-107
- Chapter 13.
- pp. 108-111
- Chapter 14.
- pp. 112-114
- Chapter 15.
- pp. 115-120
- Chapter 16.
- pp. 121-127
- Chapter 17.
- pp. 128-130
- Chapter 18.
- pp. 131-134
- Chapter 19.
- pp. 135-136
- Chapter 20.
- pp. 137-142
- Chapter 21.
- pp. 143-148
- Chapter 22.
- pp. 149-151
- Chapter 23.
- pp. 152-156
- Chapter 24.
- pp. 157-162
- Chapter 25.
- pp. 163-167
- Chapter 26.
- pp. 168-170
- Appendixes
- pp. 179-187
- Further Reading
- pp. 188-191
- Back Cover
- p. 192
Additional Information
ISBN
9781681340142
Related ISBN(s)
9781681340135
MARC Record
OCLC
945390826
Pages
224
Launched on MUSE
2016-06-03
Language
English
Open Access
No