"On June 27, 1868, Hole in the Day (Bagone-giizhig) the Younger left Crow Wing, Minnesota, for Washington, DC, to fight the planned removal of the Mississippi Ojibwe to a reservation at White Earth. Several miles from his home, the self-styled leader of all the Ojibwe was stopped by at least twelve Ojibwe men and fatally shot [...] Anton Treuer focuses on interactions with other tribes, the role of Ojibwe culture and tradition, and interviews with...

"An exhaustively researched history of the KKK in Minnesota"--

On May 25, 2020, George Floyd, an unarmed Black man, was killed by Minneapolis police officers, sparking months of unrest at home and around the world. As millions took to the streets to express their outrage and speak out against systemic racism, injustice, and institutionalized violence, the city of Minneapolis and its residents were deeply shaken. For many, George Floyd's murder and the ensuing uprisings shattered the city's reputation for progressive...

A look at the broad and long-lasting efforts by white Minnesotans to exclude African Americans from enjoying fundamental rights and opportunities in order to privilege certain citizens over others.

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 edition includes a new preface by the author, additional research and notes, and suggestions for further reading. -- Adapted from Page [4] cover.

"...the sway of the trolley, the unusual passenger, the truck's raspy muffler, the woman's torn dress, and her own inability to help. Frances is determined to let the details of the disturbing incident go. She's certain that by Monday her life will return to normal and the wrung-out feeling inside will be gone. Yet she soon finds that neither the sound of her typewriter nor the lunchroom chatter will erase the dying woman's final request: 'Find Hollis.'...

In June 1920, in Duluth, Minnesota, a mob of over 10,000 convened upon the police station, inflamed by the rumor that black circus workers had raped a white teenage girl-charges that would later be proven false. Three men were dragged from their cells and lynched in front of the cheering crowd. More than eighty years later, Warren Read-a fourth-grade teacher, devoted partner, and father to three boys-plugged his mother's maiden name into a computer...

"Melvin Whitfield Carter Jr., the father of St. Paul's mayor, is a true son of Rondo, the city's storied African American neighborhood. This autobiography -- full of humor and surprising vulnerability--demonstrates the power of hard work and principled resistance" --