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, second edition of The
Lynchings in Duluth includes a new preface by the author, additional
research and notes, and suggestions for further reading.
"This account of racial violence in the early twentieth century is a
genuinely startling and illuminating contribution to our understanding
of racial justice in the United States in the twenty-first. Many
Americans have found it convenient to think that episodes like this come
only from the Jim Crow-era Deep South. The Lynchings in Duluth is a
powerful reminder of the broader American pattern." --James Fallows, The
Atlantic
"A chilling reconstruction of a 1920 racial tragedy. . . . Combining
hour-by-hour, day-by-day narrative with expert scholarship based on
interviews, suppressed documents and news reports, Fedo skillfully
portrays Northern prejudice and violence." --Los Angeles Times
"This tense book punches out a story of devastating fury. . . . As
pointed as a Klansman's cap, this book conveys the horror of mob
action--and the disturbing truth that it knows no region." --Milwaukee
Journal
