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The inauguration of Elmer Benson

The inauguration of Elmer Benson as governor of Minnesota,1937. Photographed by the St. Paul Daily News.

The International tied up at Moorhead

The International tied up at Moorhead,early 1870s. Image reproduced from Roy Johnson’s Red River Valley, Dr. Clarence Glasrud, ed.; Red River Valley Historical Society, Moorhead, 1982. Public domain.

The James J. Hill House

James J. Hill House, 2013. Photograph by Wikimedia Commons user McGhiever.

The last Schall family home

The last Thomas D. Schall family home, 4236 Queen Avenue South, Minneapolis, ca. 1937.

The last train to leave Currie

The last train leaves Currie, April 1977. Used courtesy of the End-o-Line Railroad Park and Museum.

The LeDuc house, Hastings

An 1879 view of William LeDuc's fanciful Gothic Revival house, which still stands in Hastings. Photograph by J.H. Proctor.

The Legacy of the Duluth Lynchings

On June 15, 1920, in Duluth, Minnesota, three young black men, falsely accused of raping a white woman, were pulled from their jail cells and lynched by a mob numbering in the thousands. In June 2020, the Minnesota Historical Society marked the centennial of the lynchings with a week of remembrance. In this video, Minnesota historians, authors, and prominent community members share their perspectives about the legacy of the Duluth lynchings.