Reaction Paper to the Duluth Lynching of 1920
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The Duluth, Minnesota lynchings of three black men accused of raping a white woman (Elias Clayton, Elmer Jackson, and Isaac McGhie) took place on June 15, 1920 (Minnesota Historical Society, 1). Along with three other blacks working in various capacities with a traveling circus performing in Duluth at the time, these young men were arrested following an accusation of rape by Irene Tusken and her friend, James Sullivan. Though an examination of Tusken by a physician revealed no physical signs of rape or assault, the blacks were arrested and later on the same day, a white mob of somewhere between 1,000 and 10,000 people removed the men from jail, beat them, and lynched three of them (Minnesota Historical Society, 2). Prior to reading the text and reviewing online materials regarding this incident, I knew little about this tragedy. I suspect that the crime is not better known in Minnesota because it is particularly heinous and because it represents an ugly episode in Minnesota history that many would like to simply forget. Additionally, I suspect that
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Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page)
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