On June 15, 1920, three black men were lynched by an angry mob in Duluth, Minnesota. 80 years later, the Clayton Jackson McGhie Memorial Committee was formed to create memorial to the three men at the intersection where their lives were taken. Here, CJM Board members Maureen Booth and Carl Crawford speak about how the memorial came about and why they are committed to continuing work against racism after the Memorial has been built.
CONTRIBUTOR: The class of David Beard, Assistant Professor of Composition at University of Minnesota -- Duluth
Posted by Minnesota Stories on June 19, 2006 12:51 AM
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Good work David!
Posted by: Shannon at June 22, 2006 11:09 AM
Thanks for putting this out there. We need to hear more about these kinds of things instead of pretending that everything is ok now. I had no idea there was a memorial in Duluth. Thanks for letting me know.
Thanks, guys -- but my students were the masterminds!
David
Posted by: David Beard at June 30, 2006 03:40 PM
this video was so informing. and thank you. also i was wondering if there was any way to get in touch with either Carl Crawford or Maureen Booth (or anyone on the committee for that matter) because i am doing a history day project on The Duluth Lynching and it would be very very helpful. thank you.
