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Created: June 15, 2021 05:15 PM On the 101 year anniversary of the dreadful day that Elias Clayton, Elmer Jackson and Isaac McGhie were lynched in the streets of Downtown Duluth, the community is calling for more comprehensive history lessons on the event in schools. “We must acknowledge and teach what happened on this land,” Shawn Pearson, District Court Judge of Minnesota’s 6th Judicial District said. “We must tell their story.” While much of the men’s story is told on the walls of the CJM Memorial, Pearson said he hopes to see it in history books as well. Cedric Smith and Maceo Jackson raising their fists in the air after speaking at the CJM Memorial Tuesday. ....
Organization s commemorate the 101st anniversary of Duluth lynchings “There is a history of violence in our country that we haven’t addressed,” says Kevin Lindsey, with the Minnesota Humanities Center. Author: Charmaine Nero (KARE 11) Published: 6:40 PM CDT June 15, 2021 Updated: 6:40 PM CDT June 15, 2021 DULUTH, Minn. 101 years ago today, a mob of thousands stormed into a Duluth jail cell and tortured, dragged and hanged three Black men – Elias Clayton, Elmer Jackson and Isaac McGhie. “There is a history of violence in our country that we haven’t addressed,” says Kevin Lindsey, with the Minnesota Humanities Center. Lindsey is the CEO of the Minnesota Humanities Center. The organization recently held an event along with the Collaborative Legal Community Coalition – to discuss the history while commemorating the anniversary of this tragic piece of Minnesota history. ....
Fox21Online June 15, 2021 DULUTH, Minn.- Tuesday marked the 101st annual day of remembrance of three black men, Elias Clayton, Elmer Jackson, and Isaac McGhie, who were lynched in 1920 for a crime they did not commit in Downtown Duluth. Every year board members from the memorial organization invites the public in acknowledging the three men who were wrongfully accused of raping a woman. Last year they hosted a virtual memorial due to the pandemic but are glad to be back for an in-person memorial this year. “I’m always glad to see all the different people that come and support this organization. It’s always amazing and it always continues to grow every year,” said board member Kim Green. ....