Duluth lynchings

The 1920 Duluth lynchings occurred when a mob attacked and lynched three black circus workers in Duluth, Minnesota. Beforehand there were rumours that black people had raped a teenager.  A physician who examined the girl found no evidence of rape or assault.Duluth Lynchings: Presence of the Past . Twin Cities Public Television.

The killings shocked the country, particularly because they had occurred in the northern United States.Move to punish Duluth Lynchers. New York Times. June 17, 1920. Four other lynchings had occurred in Minnesota before that time. In 2003, the city of Duluth erected a memorial to the murdered workers. 

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