Nellie Griswold Francis
Dr. Yohuru Williams introduces us to the woman who led the effort to outlaw lynching in Minnesota.
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Marvel Jackson Cooke
Dr. Yohuru Williams introduces us to a groundbreaking journalist from Minnesota.
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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.
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Dred and Harriet Scott
Dr. Yohuru Williams introduces us to a couple who relentlessly fought for their freedom.
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- 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)