MN90: A Private Party with the King
Lead Belly lived up to his title, the King of the 12-String Guitar. Britt Aamodt tracks down the story of the Minneapolis Private Party Tape, recorded a year before Lead Belly's death. [Read Transcript...]
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MN90: Plymouth Avenue Protests
Minneapolis' African-American community was no exception when it came to demonstrating for their civil rights. Producer Allison Herrera tells us about one incident in 1967 that changed a neighborhood and still can be felt today. [Read Transcript...]
MN90: Minnesota’s Most Able Attorney
To say that Frederick McGhee had a remarkable life would be an understatement. Born into slavery, he became the first African American attorney to practice in MN. He was among the founders of the NAACP. He argued against separate but equal laws in 1910, nearly forty years before Plessy vs. Ferguson. MN90 producer Allison Herrera … [Read Transcript...]
MN90: The Duluth Lynchings
When history tells the story of mob violence against African-Americans, the setting is usually the American South. But, three African-Americans were lynched right here in Duluth, Minnesota in 1920. Producer Allison Herrera has more on this painful chapter in Minnesota’s history. [Read Transcript...]