{"product_id":"9781681340135","title":"The Lynchings in Duluth: Second Edition","description":"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.\u003cp\u003e\"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\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"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\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"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\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Minnesota Historical Society Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47042679996656,"sku":"9781681340135","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781681340135_p0.jpg?v=1763693119","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781681340135","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}