Black Minnesota as a source of inspiration worldwide Most 50-year-olds do not move to a new state with their nearly adult children. The vast majority of Minnesotans over 50 would never consider it. Both facts require some explanation about my presence in the Twin Cities. As the DeWitt Wallace Professor of History at Macalester College, […]
Black Minnesota History
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Divide and conquer: Park Board’s plan for Hiawatha Golf Course
Hiawatha Golf Course in South Minneapolis has received a National Register of Historic Places but the battle over its future remains.
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Black History Month events in the Twin Cities: Feb. 8 – 16
Find a listing of free or low-cost community events below to help you savor the richness of Black history.
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Hiawatha Golf Course nominated for National Register of Historic Places
On Monday, it was announced that the course, which has a storied Black history, could be deemed eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places.
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Museum’s public quilting project advances Black storytelling
‘Quilts are important historical and artistic pieces in the Black community that encompass the tradition of storytelling…’
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New book captures images of Black life in the 1940s
Those for whom Double Exposure resonates will appreciate, indeed, admire the compelling authenticity by which photographer John F. Glanton captured an unprecedented window, lensing this bygone Twin Cities era.
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Black history unearthed in Mpls’ oldest cemetery
The oldest cemetery member is Morgan Jones, a former slave of a Virginia tobacco field who moved to Minnesota after gaining his freedom. Jones lived in Minnesota for 44 years as a free man. He died in 1906 at the age of 101.