Nellie Griswold Francis
Dr. Yohuru Williams introduces us to the woman who led the effort to outlaw lynching in Minnesota.
Black History Minute
Marvel Jackson Cooke
Dr. Yohuru Williams introduces us to a groundbreaking journalist from Minnesota.
Resources
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
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)