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.^[1][2]

The killings shocked the country, particularly because they had occurred in the northern United States.^[3] Four other lynchings had occurred in Minnesota before that time. In 2003, the city of Duluth erected a memorial to the murdered workers.

1. ↑ Duluth Lynchings: Presence of the Past Archived 2011-06-29 at the Wayback Machine. Twin Cities Public Television.
2. ↑ "Duluth Lynchings On line Resource". Minnesota Historical Society. Retrieved 2006-03-09.
3. ↑ Move to punish Duluth Lynchers. New York Times. June 17, 1920.