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Black History Minute

Nellie Griswold Francis

Dr. Yohuru Williams introduces us to the woman who led the effort to outlaw lynching in Minnesota.

Resources

  • MNopedia article: Francis, Nellie (1874-1969)
  • Nellie Francis: Votes for Women exhibit profile
  • Nellie Francis: Fighting for Racial Justice and Women's Equality in Minnesota
  • MNHS website: Duluth Lynchings

Marvel Jackson Cooke

Dr. Yohuru Williams introduces us to a groundbreaking journalist from Minnesota.

Resources

  • MNopedia article: Cooke, Marvel Jackson (1901-2000)
  • The Crisis, NAACP publication

Roy Wilkins

Dr. Yohuru Williams introduces us to a Minnesotan who helped achieve some of the greatest civil rights victories in our country's history.

Resources

  • Minnesota History magazine: Roy Wilkins in Minnesota: Remembering a Civil Rights Hero (PDF)
  • MNopedia article: Wilkins, Roy (1901-1981)
  • Roy Wilkins The Right to Dignity, moving image
  • FBI file on Wilkins (Microfilm format, Gale Family Library)
  • Publications in the Gale Family Library

Dred and Harriet Scott

Dr. Yohuru Williams introduces us to a couple who relentlessly fought for their freedom.

Resources

  • MNopedia article: Dred and Harriet Scott in Minnesota
  • Dred and Harriet Scott, by Gwyneth Swain
  • Dred and Harriet Scott Multimedia Curriculum Kit
  • Historic Fort Snelling: Enslaved African Americans and the Fight for Freedom
  • LibGuides: Dred & Harriet Scott: Slaves in a Free Territory
  • Split in Two: The Dred Scott Decision -- 1857 (YouTube)
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