Local Resources and Agencies

Local Agencies


Anoka County Historical Society
"An inclusive organization accountable for presenting and celebrating both the told and untold stories of Anoka County."
 

Black History, Black Voices at the Minnesota Historical Society
"Black History, Black Voices is an initiative that centers Black narratives, history, and issues through ongoing programs, content, and resources created by members of Minnesota’s Black community."
 

Gary N. Sudduth African American History and Culture Collection at Hennepin County Library's Sumner branch
"Gary N. Sudduth, a longtime Minneapolis Northside resident, was a widely respected civil rights leader, a champion of public libraries, and a strong believer in the importance and power of books and reading for all people, especially children. Sudduth was an appointed member of the Minneapolis Library Board from 1980 until his death in 1997 at age 44. He served as president of the library board in 1991 and 1992 and was appointed by President Clinton to the U.S. National Commission on Libraries and Information Science in 1994. As head of the Minneapolis Urban League, he was instrumental in organizing a cooperative effort between the Urban League and Minneapolis Public Library to motivate African American students to read more and improve reading skills."
 

Mapping Prejudice
"This project digs deep into public records to map how racism has formed Minneapolis neighborhoods through restrictive covenants."
Educators Guide
Mapping Prejudice and Racial Covenants in the Twin Cities, Minnesota State Law Library 
Restrictive Covenants - Mapping Prejudice Project in Anoka County
 

Voices for Racial Justice
"Voices for Racial Justice works with communities of color to lead the way toward a more inclusive and equitable Minnesota."
 

Resources from April 16 Event at ARCC

Anoka County Historical Society
Attempted Lynching in Anoka (pdf)
Podcast - History 21 The Podcast - 4.11 Mapping Prejudice
 

Clayton Jackson McGhie Memorial
Discussion Guide and Curriculum
 
Duluth Lynchings
Duluth Lynchings: 100 Years Later
Duluth Lynchings Centennial: Week of Remembrance Videos
https://www.mnhs.org/duluthlynchings
https://www.duluthnewstribune.com/news/podcast-the-duluth-lynchings
Minnesota's Legacy at the National Memorial for Peace and Justice
 
 
James Curry (speaker at ARCC event)
Soulforce: The Movements of Memory, James Curry, History Fellow at the Minnesota African American History Museum and Gallery, 04 Jun 2024 - 08 Aug 2024
 

Library Resources

Print Books at ARCC Libraries


Bessler, J. D. (2003). Legacy of violence : lynch mobs and executions in Minnesota. University of Minnesota Press.

Brown, A. R. (2024). The residential is racial : a perceptual history of mass homeownership. Stanford University Press.

Davis, W. H., & Sturdevant, L. (2003). Changemaker (1st ed.). Afton Historical Society Press.

Fedo, M. W. (2000). The lynchings in Duluth. Minnesota Historical Society Press.

Green, W. D. (2018). The children of Lincoln : White paternalism and the limits of Black opportunity in Minnesota, 1860-1876. University of Minnesota Press.

Green, W. D. (William D. (2015). Degrees of freedom : the origins of civil rights in Minnesota, 1865-1912. University of Minnesota Press.

Green, W. D. (William D. (2007). Peculiar Imbalance The Fall and Rise of Racial Equality in Early Minnesota. Minnesota Historical Society Press.

Hatle, E. D. (2013). The Ku Klux Klan in Minnesota. The History Press.

Holbrook, C.L. (2020). Tell Me Your Names and I Will Testify. University of Minnesota Press.

Hugill, D. (2021). Settler colonial city : racism and inequity in postwar Minneapolis. University of Minnesota Press.

Montrie, C. (2022). Whiteness in plain view : a history of racial exclusion in Minnesota. Minnesota Historical Society Press.

Pate, A. D., et al.  (2015). Blues Vision : African American writing from Minnesota. Minnesota Historical Society Press.

Read, W. (2008). The lyncher in me : a search for redemption in the face of history. Borealis Books.

Shin, S. Y. (Ed.). (2016). A good time for the truth : race in Minnesota. Minnesota Historical Society Press.

Waziyatawin. What Does Justice Look like? : The Struggle for Liberation in Dakota Homeland. First edition. St. Paul, Minnesota: Living Justice Press.

Williamson, T. L. (Ed.). (2020). Black in the middle : an anthology of the Black Midwest (First edition.). Belt Publishing.

eBooks at ARCC Libraries


Green, W. D. (William D. (2015). Degrees of freedom : the origins of civil rights in Minnesota. University of Minnesota Press.

Green, W. D. (William D. (2007). Peculiar Imbalance The Fall and Rise of Racial Equality in Early Minnesota. Minnesota Historical Society Press.

Harris, D., & Gagne, T. (2021). Justice for George Floyd. Core Library.

Holbrook, C., & Mura, D. (Eds.). (2021). We are meant to rise: voices for justice from Minneapolis to the world. University of Minnesota Press.

Shin, S. Y. (Ed.). (2016). A good time for the truth : race in Minnesota. Minnesota Historical Society Press.

Videos

Minnesota Experience: Jim Crow of the North
PBS. (2018) "Reveals the history and impact of racist real estate covenants."
 
Jim Crow of the North Stories
"How have Minnesotans responded to the rising awareness of racist covenants, red lining, and other forms of damaging segregation? This digital series uncovers this dark history of systemic racism, but also lifts up Black resistance in the past and the present-day changemakers bringing it to light and looking to right historical housing injustices."
 
Minnesota! The Modern Day Selma. . 
Infobase, film distributor, & MVD. (2021). "A Campaign Team travels to Minnesota to lend support and hold elected officials accountable. They never quit asking people to be better and for the system to change, and change it does."
 
Racism and Minnesota's Progressive Illusion
Minnesota Historical Society. (2021).