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From YouTube: Sites of Consciousness for the Black Community
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Listen to panelists Tracey Williams-Dillard, Angela Myers, and Mel Reeves talk about the history of sites of consciousness for the Black community in Minneapolis.
A
All
right
good
evening,
everyone
welcome
to
the
Minneapolis
African-American
Community
engagement
series.
My
name
is
Antonia
wilcoxon
and
I'm,
a
consultant
with
Equity
strategies
and
you're
facilitator
tonight.
Thank
you
for
being
here.
This
is
the
fifth
in
a
series
of
Minneapolis
African-American
Community
engagement,
a
city-wide
engagement
for
the
Minneapolis
African-American,
historic
and
cultural
context,
study.
A
The
City
of
Minneapolis
hired
a
consultant
team
comprised
of
land,
Johnson
development,
Equity
strategies
and
the
one
or
six
group
to
conduct
city-wide
community
outreach
and
the
needs
and
wants
of
the
African-American
Community
relative
to
Heritage
preservation,
Mr
Robert
scalecki
is
a
city
planner
and
in
the
historic
preservation.
The
City
of
Minneapolis
and
I
would
like
to
ask
you
a
few
to.
Please
speak
a
little
bit
about
this
project.
Thank
you.
B
This
talk
tonight,
as
well
as
the
others
that
have
happened
previously,
is
part
of
the
National
Trust
for
historic,
preservations,
African-American
cultural
heritage,
action
fund
Grant
project
which
the
city
received
last
year.
So
this
has
been
an
ongoing
project,
and
this
is
the
fifth
talk
that
we're
having
tonight
related
to
this
grant.
B
C
C
We
see
bits
and
pieces
of
our
history
from
Fort
Snelling
to
Minneapolis,
but
there's
no
cohesive
documentation
of
our
presence
for
the
hundreds
of
years
that
we
have
been
in
Minnesota.
So
this
project
is
attempting
to
be
able
to
do
a
survey
from
the
1800s
through
the
present
of
important
places,
people,
buildings
and
things
of
special
interest,
so
that
we
have
a
cohesive
document
to
give
to
the
City
of
Minneapolis
for
further
research.
So
we
welcome
all
of
you.
C
A
D
Thank
you
Antonio.
Thank
you
all
for
being
here.
So,
as
Antonio
said,
I'm
a
senior
architectural
historian
and
my
role
on
this
project
is
to
provide
support
related
to
Heritage
preservation
practices
and
when
we
talk
about
Heritage
preservation
or
historic
preservation,
that
really
means
documenting,
conserving
and
also
protecting
places
that
are
important
to
our
history.
D
We
also
recognize
that
many
places
that
are
associated
with
African-American
Heritage
in
Minneapolis
have
been
lost
or
erased
due
to
intentional
arson.
Construction
of
interstates
urban
renewal
initiatives,
among
other
factors
and
with
tonight's
focus
on
sites
of
Consciousness
and
places
associated
with
memory.
It's
also
important
for
us
to
rethink
what
defines
a
historic
place
and
perhaps
transcend
those
traditional
Concepts.
D
A
A
It
is
my
pleasure
to
introduce
you
to
tonight's
panelists
for
the
theme
welcome
to
Minneapolis
African-American
Community,
identify
people
places
and
buildings
that
are
so
seared
into
the
consciousness
of
the
black
community
that
they
should
be
formal
recognition
for
future
generations
and
visitors.
What
should
we
saved
and
protected
and
I'd
like
to
start
by
introducing
Miss,
Tracy,
Williams
Dillard,
hard
work
and
dedication
to
her
multi-general
family
generation
of
family
and
family
business
has
always
been
her
main
focus.
A
Since
it's
found
in,
she
has
a
solid
understanding
of
the
beliefs
and
values
of
her
grandfather.
The
late
Cecil
E
Newman,
who
founded
the
newspaper
in
1934
and
she's,
committed
to
continuing
his
legacy
at
the
tender
age
of
eight
Miss
Williams
dealer
became
her
work
at
the
paper
working
hard
jobs,
including
mastering
and
operating
the
address
of
graph
machine
which
sits
in
the
front
lobby.
A
Since
that
time
she
has
focused
much
of
her
efforts
on
strengthening
the
advertising
Area
Sales
area
of
the
business
in
2001
Ms
Williams
became
the
president
and
chief
economic
officer
of
the
85
year
old
Community
newspaper
2006.
She
became
owner
and
the
chief
executive
officer
of
the
weekly
publication,
in
addition
to
her
leadership
at
the
paper,
Mr
Williams
dealer
has
served
on
several
local
boards,
such
as
the
Boys
and
Girls
Club
Minneapolis
NWA,
City,
South,
Side,
Community
collaborative
African-American,
AIDS
project,
Twin,
Cities,
African-American
leadership,
Forum,
PPT
television,
sisters,
spokesman
and
Global.
A
Women's
Network
he's
also
a
member
of
the
board
of
directors
for
her
newspaper,
the
Minnesota
spokesman
recorder
and
is
the
president
of
the
non-profit
arm
the
spokesman
recorder
non-profit
in
2006.
She
started
a
women's
group
called
sister
spokesman
that
provides
women
of
color
a
monthly
opportunity
to
meet
Network
and
learn
from
a
wide
range
of
guest
speakers
and
expert
panelists
and
promote
and
support
new
women
owned
business
ventures
after
15
years.
A
These
events
celebrate
the
community's
youth
and
their
families
for
achieving
their
educational
Milestone
and
emphasizes
to
the
rest
of
the
community.
The
great
importance
of
Education
to
the
future
of
black
Americans
thousands
of
young
people
and
their
families
have
benefited
from
this
annual
event
and
hundreds
of
Youth
have
received
scholarships
to
continue
their
education.
A
A
A
He
has
been
actively
involved
in
the
struggles
to
promote
social
justice
and
human
rights
for
over
30
years,
either.
Writing
about
them
organizing
or
doing
both
he
began
fighting
for
racial
Justice,
while
serving
as
a
racial
Justice
coordinator
for
accordion
laity
concerned
and
took
on
issues
of
race,
including
fighting
South
African
apartheid.
A
A
He
created
the
take
a
new
nation
organization
to
highlight
the
problem
of
police
violence
as
seen
Through
The
Eyes
of
the
families
of
the
victim
in
2018.
He
organized
the
take
a
new
conference
in
Minneapolis
the
weekend
that
the
Super
Bowl
was
held
here,
highlighted
the
struggles
of
a
few
dozen
families
on
the
heels
of
the
murder
of
George
Floyd.
He
helped
organize
the
mother's
March,
which
brought
in
hundreds
of
families
to
the
Twin
Cities.
We
stand
in
solidarity
with
George
Floyd's,
family
and
families
who
lost
a
loved
one
to
police
violence.
A
Mr
Reeves
has
written
dozens
of
Articles
exposing
and
highlighting
injustices
in
the
Twin
Cities.
He
wrote
the
column
for
the
Minnesota
spokesman
recorded
for
over
20
years.
He
worked
as
a
consultant
and
organizer
with
higher
Minnesota
to
get
the
construction
industry
to
hire
more
people
of
color
in
publicly
funded
construction
projects.
A
He
was
a
member
of
the
International
Association
machinist
and
supported
Union,
organizing
efforts
and
student
fellow
workers
on
dozens
of
ticket
lines,
and
he
has
answered
the
call
for
help
and
aided
the
organizing
in
dozens
of
cases
involving
Injustice
in
the
Twin
Cities
over
the
years.
This
is
Mr
Mel,
Reeves
I
will
now
read
a
bio
for
Miss,
Angela,
Rose
Myers
and
then
we'll
listen
from
our
three
panel
members,
Miss
Angela
Rose
Myers
graduated
from
Bernard
College
of
Columbia
University
in
New
York
City,
a
Twin
Cities
native.
A
She
returned
to
Minneapolis
looking
to
make
a
change.
Her
community
Through
meaningful
relationship,
building
an
honest
commitment
to
equality
and
empowering
young
women
to
be
the
change
they
want
to
see
she's
currently
pursuing
her
master's
degree,
human
rights
at
the
University
of
Minnesota
after
being
connected
with
the
Minneapolis
NAACP.
She
quickly
Rose
to
the
position
of
second
vice
president
at
the
age
of
23.
A
So
these
are
our
three
speakers
for
this
evening
and
again,
with
our
gratitude
again,
I
will
read
the
focus
question
in
which
we
have
asked
the
speakers
to
comment
on.
They
will
have
20
minutes
each,
so
this
is
what
we
are
asking
of
the
panel.
How
can
Minneapolis
African-American
Community
identify
people
places
and
buildings
that
are
so
seared
into
the
consciousness
of
the
black
community,
that
there
should
be
formal
recognition,
future
generations
and
for
future
generations
and
visitors
what
should
be
saved
and
protected?
How
should
we
save
and
protect
these.
E
E
And
one
of
one
of
the
things
that
you
know
I
first
of
all,
want
to
start
off
by
thanking
Lejeune
for
asking
me
to
be
honest
for
the
rest
of
the
panel
and
and
everyone
that's
involved,
Dr
Antonio,
to
ask
me
to
be
on
the
speak
today.
Historic
preservation
is
so
important,
especially
when
I
look
at
the
historic
areas
that
we
have
just
in
South
Minneapolis.
It's
you
know
it's.
The
number
as
I
was
really
after
I
was
asked
to
be
on
this
panel
today.
E
I
started
because
we're
in
the
thick
of
things
as
a
newspaper,
we're
constantly
writing
about
different
historical
events
that
take
place
and
a
lot
of
things
that
are
going
on
that.
Certainly
Mel's
gonna
probably
talk
a
lot
about
today
because
he's
at
the
helm
of
making
sure
these
articles
are
are
written
and
presented
in
the
right
way.
E
But
when
just
to
look
at
some
of
the
historical
buildings
that
we've
identified
over
the
years,
it's
so
important
that
we
preserve
them,
because
I've
even
had
some
of
the
young
people
in
our
neighborhood
come
by
the
paper
and
they
and
the
doors
open,
and
they
see
somebody
standing
at
the
front
counter
and
they'll
stop
and
they'll
go
still
coming
out.
I'll,
actually
beckon
them
to
come
in
I'll
be
like
come
on
in
because
I
want
to
educate
and
inform
them,
and
they'll
come
in
and
they'll
go.
So
what
is
this
place?
E
E
It
gives
me
that
opportunity
to
educate
them
on
the
black
press
and
that
you
know
that
we've
been
there
for
87
years
and
that
my
grandfather,
Cecil
Newman,
began
the
paper
in
1934.
and
it
really
impresses
them.
You
know
when
they
hear
just
how
old
the
paper
is
and
how
long
it's
been
around
and
then
I
think
just
to
know
that
the
paper
exists
right
in
their
neighborhood.
It's
like
one
young,
Latino
guy
lives
right
across
the
street
and
he
came
over
and
spent
20
minutes.
E
E
They
took
they
took
the
helm
from
with
my
grandmother
and
then
ultimately,
I
got
involved
at
a
very
early
age
and
towards
my
grandmother
deciding
to
turn
the
helm
over
turn
it
over
to
me
so
being
able
to
share
that
history
with
the
community
at
large,
but
also
the
younger
people.
It
just
shows
the
importance
in
our
history
being
preserved
and-
and
we
were
fortunate
enough
and
I-
think
a
lot
of
these
other
landmarks
that
we're
going
to
talk
about
tonight
need
to
you
know,
obviously
be
able
to
be
registered,
is
historical
landmarks.
E
So
that
we
can
be
so,
we
can
preserve
the
locations.
We
again
were
fortunate
enough
to
be
designated
as
a
as
a
Twin
City
Landmark
Minnesota
Landmark.
Now
we're
looking
at
making
sure
that
we're
also
the
registry
for
the
you
know
for
the
national
landmark.
So
when
people
come
to
Minnesota,
they
you
know
are
also
familiar
with
all
the
African-American
landmarks
that
are
here
today
that
they
can
actually
go
and
visit
whether
they
can
visit
inside
the
facilities
or
whether
it's
them
driving
by
the
facility.
E
But
you
know
just
starting
off
with
like
the
Martin
Luther
King
Park
and
one
of
the
things
that
when
we
first
got
a
call,
you
know
three
four
years
back,
they
were
talking
about
taking
our
heritage
once
again,
our
history
of
the
civil
rights
movement
and
all
the
things
that
Martin
Luther
King
stood
for
that
the
park
represents
and
has
some
Landmark
conversations
throughout
the
park.
At
that
time.
They
were
thinking
about
making
it
a
dog
park
and
it's
like
how.
E
When
we
look
at
the
young
people
that
actually
visit
Martin,
Luther,
King,
Park
now
and
they're
able
to
you,
know
with
some
some
guidance
or
not
depending
on
how
how
interested
they
are
in
looking
at
the
signs
that
are
there,
but
if
they
aren't
and
they
got
a
guidance
guide
there.
That
helps
to
read
the
different.
This
train
this,
this
different
artifacts
that
are
there
that
describe
the
historical
preservations
that
happened
that
are
tied
into
Martin,
Luther
King,
and
why
it's
important
that
that
Park
exists.
E
It
gives
them
that
history
that
they
would
not
have
otherwise.
First
of
all,
would
have
not
even
had
an
opportunity
to
get
had
the
park
been
turned
into
a
dog
park,
but
then,
secondly,
with
them
building
all
these
different
artifacts
to
show
the
different
things
that
African
Americans
contributed
to
the
history
of
South
Minneapolis.
E
They
went
through
a
lot
of
of
discrimination,
and,
and
people
tried
like
a
lot
of
white
supremacists
and
a
lot
of
different
organizations
that
didn't
want.
African-Americans
in
the
neighborhood
tried
extremely
hard
to
get
them
out
and
they
fought
and
they
stood
strong
and
they
did
not
end
up
losing
their
home
or
moving
out
of
the
neighborhood,
and
it's
the
lead
family
monument
that
opened
up
the
gates
to
a
lot
of
African
Americans
to
live
in
the
homes
in
the
neighborhood
and
after
I
may
have
cited.
E
You
know
what
it's
about
on
the
sign
that
sits
in
the
yard,
and
you
know
it's
got
the
Arthur
lead,
which
was
in
July
when
he
was
born
in
July
of
July
16th
of
1931
when
he
got
this
home
and
the
home
is
now
a
another
landmark
and
it
actually
is
a
national
landmark.
So
when
people
come
to
Minnesota,
I
was
just
talking
to
a
young
lady
that
came
by
the
spokesman.
That's
in
town.
E
She
was
just
in
town
touring,
again
African-American
landmarks,
which
some
are
noted
and
some
aren't,
but
she
came
in
town
and
wanted
to
look
around
and
she
found
out
about
the
spokesman
and
came
by
and
was
talking
to
me
and
she
was
on
her
way
up
to
to
the
George
Floyd
Square,
which
we'll
talk
just
a
minute
about
that.
But
she
wanted
to
know
about
some
other
landmarks
and
she
did
know
about
the
Lee
family
Landmark
home.
E
So
again,
just
knowing
that
there
was
in
this
neighborhood
African-American
family
that
had
to
go
through
a
lot
of
Injustice
just
to
have
a
home
because
they
were
the
first
African-Americans
that
moved
into
the
community
in
1931
and
really
this
was
on
at
that
time.
That
was
an
all-white
Community
unheard
of
for
a
black
family
to
move
in
in
a
house
again
a
very
important
Landmark.
E
But
at
this
point
it
has
been
preserved
as
far
as
the
landmark
for
it
to
be
historical
and
nationally
known
landmark,
and
it's
also
got
the
memorial
out
in
the
front
yard.
So
that's
just
a
few
ways
that
we
can
start
to
preserve
our
history.
But
in
addition
to
that
is
just
making
sure
that
if
it's
down
at
City
Hall
that
it's
in
a
hallway
and
flat,
so
his
kids
do
their
field.
Trips
are
familiar
with
that,
as
well
as
just
being
able
to
see
it
in
the
paper
that
we,
as
we
run
through.
E
You
know:
Martin
Luther,
King,
Black,
History,
Month,
and
always
mentioning
our
landmarks
that
we
have
in
Minnesota
that
people
don't
even
know
about
that,
live
here,
all
their
lives
and
weren't
even
aware
of
it.
So
another
landmark.
That
is
definitely
important
that
we
keep
in
the
books.
Then,
of
course,
then
we
have
ours.
E
E
I'll
talk
about
right
now
is
the
Hiawatha
Golf
Course,
and
we
just
recently
wrote
some
articles
on
that
as
well,
because
they
were
looking
at
taking
that
Golf
Park
a
golf
course
away,
and
it's
been
historically
a
black
golf
course
there
on
Cedar
and
46
for
years,
and
they
were
looking
at
trying
to
take
that
away
and
and
cut
it
down
to
so
many
little
holes
and
which,
at
that
point,
wouldn't
be
much
of
a
significance
in
having
it
as
a
golf
course
and
the
community
got
behind
it.
Once
again.
E
The
community
has
a
lot
of
power
in
terms
of
making
sure
that
you
know
that
their
voices
are
heard,
and
then
it
helps
when
they
have
media
that
gets
behind
it
as
well
to
help
amplify
their
voice
and
really
get
it
out
there.
And
let
people
know
they
care
about
these
organ,
these
organizations
or
these
sites
or
these
places.
E
That
means
a
lot
to
them
and
that
we
don't
lose
sight
with
them
and
that
we
don't
lose
them
and
that
we
don't
turn
them
into
dog
parks
or
different
things
that
aren't
relevant
to
our
heritage
and
our
history.
So
it's
important
that
we
maintain
the
history
and
the
Integrity
of
black
history,
African-American
history
and
I'm
glad
that
the
city
is
looking
at
helping
us
to
make
sure
that
that
happens.
G
Oh
no
I
was
presented
with
this
I
thought
about
a
lot
of
things.
In
fact,
I
was
telling
Tracy
about
visiting
Denver
and
they
had
it
was
a
spot
on
the
edge
of
downtown
Denver
where
they
try
to
recognize
the
accomplishments
of
black
people.
Who've
come
before
you
know.
This
is.
This
is
I,
think
an
important
task
because
you
know
Minneapolis
is
not
known
on
some
of
it's
a
place
where
black
people
you
know
reside.
G
You
know,
a
lot
of
people
are
surprised
that
black
people
of
Minnesota
is
like
yes,
and
so,
when
you
asked
me
to
do
this,
I
thought.
Well,
you
know
I'm
I'm,
not
a
place
person
I'm
more
of
a
people
personally,
I
can
tell
you
about
people
and
events,
and
you
know
places
come
and
go
for
me.
But
what
sticks
out
in
my
memory
are
our
people
and
events,
and
so
I
thought
I'd.
Try.
H
G
G
So
for
me
you
know
my
history
Harkens
back
to
I'm
one
of
the
people
who
immigrated
migrated
to
the
Twin,
Cities
and
I.
Think
that
should
be
part
of
the
story.
A
lot
of
folks
have
migrated
here
from
all
over,
and
we
know
a
good
number
of
people
come
here
from
Illinois,
probably
Chicago
more
specifically,
but
you
know
when
the
factories
close
down
on
Gary
I,
think
people
came
here
from
Gary
and
Detroit.
G
So
much
so
that
you
know
there
was
the
dichotomy
on
some
of
the
people
who
were
Native,
minnesotans,
Native,
Minneapolis
or
Saint
Paul
lights,
folks,
who
come
from
someplace
else,
but
at
the
end
of
the
day
folks
came
and
created
this
Melting
Pot
and
then
the
other
part
that
needs
to
be
told
is
the
the
migration
or
immigration
of
of
our
West,
African
and
and
East
African
brothers
and
sisters.
I.
G
Think
that
has
to
be
part
of
the
story
as
well
and
so
I
think
about
people
when
I
got
here
who
influenced
folks
quite
a
bit,
and
when
you
tell
our
story,
you
have
to
include
them
and
I.
Think
people
like
Mahmoud
alcotti,
who
you
know,
is
a
professor,
a
historian
but
back
in
the
80s
and
early
90s.
He
did
some
very
interesting
things.
G
He
taught
history
in
the
community
which
we
don't
have
as
much
anymore,
but
I
think
it
was
significant
because
the
history
classes
that
he
taught
a
Sealy
Institute
is
something
he
started.
Some
of
y'all
may
be
familiar
with
it
in
which
he
began
to
bring
people
together
around
culture
and
history
and
it
with
the
people
who
took
these
classes.
G
Far
as
I
know,
I
think
of
another
Stone
Johnson.
She
was
a
some
level
historian
as
well
labor
historian,
so
she
should
be
included
in
whatever
we're
doing
I'm
sure
that
name's
not
unfamiliar
folks.
This
is
an
elementary
school
I.
Think
too,
named
after
her
and
rightfully
so,
because
she
was
a
very
hard
worker
and
she
was
important
because
she
reminded
people
of
the
connection
that
black
people
are
working
class
people.
G
G
This
is
at
this
age,
so
some
of
this
stuff
I
just
know
because
I
was
there,
but
you
know
I.
Wasn't
there
when
I
think
the
very
important
events
happened
on
Plymouth
Avenue.
You
know
we
talked
about
the
riots
or
whatever,
but
you
know
you
think
about
the
fact
that
the
riot
occurred
on
Plymouth
Avenue
that
people
that
get
to
the
point
where
they
had
to
Riot.
That
says:
there's
something
you.
G
You
know
I,
don't
know
if
it's
possible
to
buy
that
building
from
the
person
of
the
Border.
But
you
know
that's
a
landmark.
Also.
The
the
full
Precinct
was,
if
I'm
not
mistaken,
it
was
a
wave
building
as
well
and
we
got
that
taken
away
from
us
on
some
level
because
you
know,
as
I
say
to
people
all
the
time.
G
You
have
to
be
careful
what
you
ask
for,
because
a
lot
of
people
were
saying
that
hey,
you
know
we
need
and
more
of
a
police
presence
in
North
Minneapolis
and
so
the
power
sharks
who
said
okay
and
since
the
weight
building
I
think
was
owned
by
some
Foundation
a
philosophical
organization.
They
were
able
to
turn
it
over
to
the
city
and
you
know
after
they
did
that
they
were.
In
fact
you
hear
people
now
voice
regrets
about
it.
G
But
anyway,
and
that's
that's
an
important
marker
on
the
North
side,
I
mean
episode,
I
I,
think
of
the
the
oh
gosh
knives
going
out
of
my
head,
but
you
all
know
I'm
talking
about
that.
Our
Supreme
Court
judge
who's
been
around
for
so
long.
You
know
he
started
off
as
Minnesota
Viking,
Alan,
Page,
so
I'm
thinking
about
Judge
page.
G
We
can't
do
anything
without
recognizing
his
contributions
and
and
he's
still
here,
and
you
know,
I
knew
who
he
was
as
as
a
kid
that's
all.
He
is
because
he
was
one
of
the
fame
purple
people
eaters,
and
so
he
came
back
and
he
contributed
to
the
community
as
well
I,
think
of
Sil
Jones
and
his
contribution
in
art.
You
know
we
can't
talk
about
Minneapolis
without
talking
about
him.
G
Speaking
of
sports
Kirby
Puckett,
who
passed
a
while
back,
is
the
Minneapolis
institution
on
some
level
and
in
fact
he
came
here
and
played
for
the
by
the
twins,
but
he
was
also
I.
Think
a
chicagoan
originally.
So
you
know
he
kind
of
as
part
of
that
connection,
but
without
him
the
twins
probably
wouldn't
well,
they
definitely
would
not
have
won
a
World
Series
in
fact
they've.
Not
even
they.
G
You
know,
they've
not
even
scratched
the
surface
of
a
World
Series
since
his
days
are
playing
and
he
was
kind
of
the
straw
that
started
to
start
to
drink
on
some
level.
So
he
should
definitely
be
somebody.
That's
that's
included
when
we
started
talking
about
you,
know,
Trailblazers
and
and
and
I
think
about
Archie
Gibbons.
G
You
know
he
was
an
early
developer.
Early
businessman
sit
around
and
his
contributions
to
the
north
side
should
not
go
unrecognized
I.
Think
the
history,
the
history
Center,
the
cultural
center.
That's
in
the
I,
don't
know
what
they're
calling
that
building
now
in
the
corner,
pen
and
Plymouth,
but
I-
think
some
of
his
work
is
recognized
there
as
well.
G
G
In
fact,
Lou
I
I've
seen
I
saw
all
his
plays
at
Lou
Bellamy's
place
the
penumbra,
so
they
should
not
be
left
out
and
as
I'm
sitting
looking
as
I
was
thinking
about
judgment,
Lane
heard,
judge,
Pamela,
Alexander
also
I
think
a
crucial
part
of
sharing
a
crucial
part
of
Minnesota
black
history.
There
was
both
judges
challenge
things
while
sitting
on
the
bench.
They
didn't
just
sit
there,
but
they
actually
advocated
for
black
people,
especially
like
young
people.
G
I'll,
never
forget,
Pamela
judge,
Alexander's
advocacy
for
a
a
leveling
of
the
drug
laws,
because
you
know
how
unequal
drug
lords
were,
especially
when
it
came
to
crack
who
came
for
a
while
and
I.
In
fact,
I.
Remember
us
writing
about
it,
because
I've
been
at
the
spokesman
on
and
off
now.
In
fact,
I
was
the
editor
spokesman.
G
First
members
editor
was
in
1991.,
that's
yeah,
that's
how
long
I've
been
around,
and
so
when
you
asked
me
about
Minneapolis
history,
I
kind
of
get
to
cheat
a
little
bit
because
I've
been
here
for
a
long
time
and
I've
seen
it
Through
The
Eyes
of
people,
as
straight
said,
you
know
having
to
actually
write
to
stories
about
people.
So
some
of
this
stuff,
I
literally
remember
all
right,
because
I
was
there
to
help
write
the
story.
G
G
You
know
he's
been
in
this
in
the
Twin
Cities
for
a
long
time
and
has
been
a
part
of
movements.
You
know
he
was
took
part
in
the
anti-apartheid
movement,
he's
been
supportive
of
the
rights
of
of
Cuba
and
that
kind
of
thing,
and
and
and
and
that's
important,
because
Minneapolis
has
been
a
place
known
for
its
activism.
F
G
For
the
folks,
who've
been
around
I'm
looking
at
Vivians,
you
know,
I'm
talking
about
people
have
been
around.
There
was
an
expectation
right
that
people
would
respond.
I'm
a
folks
were
in
trouble.
You
know
we're
losing
that
a
little
bit,
but
there
was
used
to
be.
If
you
got
out,
if
people
saw
you
being
active,
somehow
folks
found
your
phone
number,
they
called
you
and
said:
can
you
help
with
some
of
them
we're
having
the
struggle
over
here?
Our
landlord's
not
doing
us
right,
you
know,
can
you
can
you
help
us?
G
You
know
I,
remember
local
folks,
organizing
the
wrong
job.
In
fact,
I
don't
know
if
people
remember
when
there
was
a
Carson,
Pierce,
Scott
Perry
Scott
here
in
the
90s,
and
there
was
a
boycott,
like
the
spokesman,
actually
helped
put
forth
the
boycott
because
they
were
mistreating
people
on
a
regular
basis
and
it
came
to
a
head
when
they
accosted
University
of
Minnesota
black
University
Minnesota
professor,
and
they
they
kind
of
embarrassed
him
in
front
of
everybody.
G
He
said
all
that
and
that's
why
Nellie
Stone
Johnson
another
Stone,
that's
important,
and
so
we
you
know,
we
weave
all
that
and
we've
had
a
whole
lot
of
folks
that
have
played
different
roles
and
so
anyway,
so
I'll
wrap
up
by
saying
that
I
think
that
it's
important
that
all
these
people
that
I
mentioned
and
I'm
sure
oh,
is
somebody
I
mentioned
that
left
out.
That's
really
important.
Jim
Cook
I
ran
some
Bethany
Community
Center
for
a
long
time.
He
was
a
good
guy.
G
There
would
be
a
meeting
at
the
back
in
the
community
center
just
like
over
North.
There
would
be
a
meeting
over
North,
maybe
a
North
High
so
and
speaking
of
North
High.
That's
a
cultural
institution
too,
on
some
level
and
I'm,
hoping
that
you
know
whatever
we
do.
It
acknowledge
that
in
fact
it's
one
of
my
proudest
moments,
because
I
was
one
of
the
people
who
helped
organize,
along
with
the
students
and
alumni
and
community
members,
to
keep
North
High
open
back
in.
G
Oh,
it
was
a
long
time
ago
now,
but
I
think
2009.
They
threatened
to
close
2010,
they
threatened
to
close
North
High
and
they
did
not
because
unless
it
be,
it
should
be
definitely
on
a
placard
and
one
of
those
signs
that
the
community
that
was
organized
because
the
superintendent
challenges
us
I,
never
forget
as
long
as
I
live.
She
was
a
black
superintendent
and
now
I'm
not
going
to
say
a
name,
but
she
said:
listen
since
you
guys,
so
you
guys
are
so
serious
about
challenging
us
and
you
think
the
schools
just
should
survive.
G
Then
you
tell
us
how
it
should
survive
and
what
it
should.
Look
like
and
I
never
forget
over
150
of
us
gathered
at
Zion,
Baptist
Church,
and
that's
another
institution
too,
and
we
gathered
it
at
Zion,
Baptist
Church,
and
we
designed
these
schools.
Somebody
asked
the
paperwork.
In
fact,
Kerry
Phillips
still
has
a
paperwork
and
I'm
like
and
speaking
of
Zion.
We
can't
forget
Reverend
Curtis.
Here
he
was
when
we
talked
about
the
spiritual
aspect
of
the
development
Reverend
Curtis
here
was
an
institution.
He
was
like
very
few
people.
G
You
see
now
whether
you've
seen
some
people.
He
was
our
our
Jesse
Jackson
on
some
level,
because
you
know
he
was
a
a
pastor
and
someone
who
actually
stood
up.
Yeah
I
can
remember
coming
to
the
church
and
in
fact,
I
could
never
sing,
amen.
We're
trying
to
we're
struggling
this
issue.
We're
gonna
play
some
meat
and
calling
the
pastor,
and
he
said
yeah
you
always
anytime.
You
ask
them.
If
you
can
lead
to
the
church,
you
can
say
yes
anytime.
There
was
some
big
event.
G
There
was
an
injustice,
you
called
on
Pastor
Curtis
Aaron
and
he
would
get
along
in
fact,
as
church
members,
they
would
come
out
and
support
us.
In
fact,
when
Tyson
Nelson
was
shot
in
the
back
by
Don
mate,
he
was
him
and
his
congregation
came
out
and
supported
the
young
people
and
the
rest
of
us
that
they
were
fighting
to
get
justice
form.
So
so
that's
another
another
person
who
said
definitely
be
included
when
we
put
up
these
markers.
So
so
that's
not
two
cents.
A
J
Thank
you,
Dr
Antonia,
it's
so
wonderful
to
see
you
and
for
those
who
might
not
know
it
was
a
judge,
Lejeune
Lang
and
Dr
Antonia
that
have
brought
to
the
University
of
Minnesota.
The
idea
of
taking
the
fourth
world
conference
on
remedies
to
racial
and
ethnic
and
equal
economic
inequalities
to
Victoria
Brazil,
and
they
were
such
so
fantastic
and
spearheading
international
relations
between
black
minnesotans
and
Minnesotan
leaders.
J
Here
and
in
Brazil,
and
you
know
it's
that
type
of
community
building
that
is
so
important
and
so
crucial
and
Dr
Antonia
got
her
PhD,
also
from
the
University
of
Minnesota,
and
we
have
some
University
of
Minnesota
folk
here.
Some
International
members
that
are
at
the
U
here
tonight
too
so
I'm
so
happy
be,
and
I
wanted
to
highlight
that
to
the
those
who
are
putting
on
this
conversation
as
well
to
show
that
our
University
students
also
can
see
the
legacies
and
the
histories
and
the
important
people
that
are
on
the
call
right
now.
J
So
thank
you
so
much
and
I'll
jump
into
my
presentation.
If
I
could
have
the
first
slide,
please
so
hello,
everyone,
my
name
is
Angela
Rose
Myers.
Yes,
they'll:
go
back,
go
back,
no
first
slide
go
back.
There
we
go.
My
name
is
Angela
Rose,
Myers
and
I'm
going
to
be
giving
a
brief,
20-minute,
I
guess
presentation
on
black
history
in
Minneapolis,
and
this
presentation
is
going
to
be
through
the
lens
of
really
situating
Minneapolis
and
double
ACP
history.
J
So
I'm
going
to
ask
you
all
to
to
go
to
the
next
slide.
If
I
have
the
next
slide,
please
so
who
am
I
and
how
did
I
come
to
this
space?
So
I
am
a
daughter
of
two
strong
black
professors
and
my
parents,
Dr
Samuel
Myers
Jr
and
Dr
Sheila
ards.
They
came
to
Minnesota
in
the
1990s
to
pursue
basically
a
better
a
job
right,
a
better
opportunities
for
themselves
and
for
their
children.
J
J
That
was
here
so
you
know
it
was
so
crucial
for
my
upbringing
that
my
parents
brought
me
along
to
things
they
made.
The
connections
to
you
know
different
Legacy
makers,
whether
it
was
Josie,
Johnson
or
Keith,
Ellison
or
whomever
you
know
they
were
the
Brokers
for
my
own
knowledge,
of
myself
and
of
black
people
here
in
Minnesota,
but
I
didn't
see
in
locations
as
much
the
black
history
that
Minnesota
held,
and
so
when
I
went
to
Columbia
University
Barnard
College,
which
is
a
women's
college.
J
Look
up
and
I
see
this
plaque
and
the
plaque
is
the
one
that
I
have
here
on
the
presentation
and
it
says
in
commemoration
of
the
last
public
speech
of
Malcolm
X,
given
on
February
18
1965
in
this
gymnasium,
and
when
I
saw
that
plaque
a
I,
it
sparked
something
in
me.
It
was
a
curiosity.
I
said
wow
I
didn't
know
that
Malcolm
X
had
spoken
at
Barnard.
J
Nevertheless,
I
didn't
know
that
his
last
full
public
speech
was
at
Barnard
campus
and
in
that
moment
I
went
from
an
other,
an
imposter
to
someone
who
was
interested
in
the
black
Legacy.
That
I
was,
you,
know,
walking
in
right,
so
all
of
the
spaces
that
we
inhabit
and
inherently
have
a
legacy
tied
to
them,
but
because
of
white
supremacy
erasing
our
history.
J
J
I
didn't
know,
I
didn't
know
fully
and
I
didn't
know
the
journey
that
I
had
to
start
to
find
the
history
of
Black
Folk
in
Minnesota,
and
it's
very
it's
very
trite,
sometimes
I
say
in
my
speeches
right
after
the
protests
and
things
like
that:
Minnesota
used
to
be
a
zero
percent
white
State
and
then
in
the
year
2000
the
census
said
it
was
an
86
percent
white
state.
So
it
should
go
from
zero
percent
to
86
percent.
J
There
is
a
level
of
violence
that
was
necessary
and
then
also
a
new
Horatio
of
the
Black
Folk
that
lived
here
in
this
state,
so
Dred
Scott,
being
one
of
the
folk
who
lived
in
this
state
at
Fort
Snelling,
but
also
a
number
of
Native
American
tribes
who
were
murdered
and
experienced
a
genocide
at
the
hands
of
the
the
hands
of
the
United
States
government.
Just
for
the
this
territory
to
become
a
state
so
to
conceptualize.
Why?
J
The
reason
why
there
weren't,
as
many
black
people,
as
you
would
say
in
a
Detroit
or
Chicago,
was
because
of
the
history
and
the
legacy
of
exclusionary
tactics
and
violent
tactics
against
the
black
folks
that
were
moving
here,
like
in
Hastings
Minnesota
or
in
multiple
instances
of
racial
covenants
and
housing,
and
things
and
redlining
things
like
that.
So
that
is
the
context
under
which
I
wanted
to
give.
J
This
presentation
is
not
only
that
the
historical
black
historical
sites
that
we're
talking
about
are
not
just
sites,
that
of
which
just
happened
to
pop
up
and
their
perseverance
and
our
imagination
and
our
knowledge
and
our
legacy,
and
our
history
is
not
just
of
happenstance
but
through
the
intentional
resilience
and
the
intentional
Revolution
against
white
supremacy.
So
you
know
if
white
folks
wanted,
if
white
folks
I
wanted
it,
these
sites
would
have
never
existed,
and
then
they
would
never
have
been
remembered.
J
So
that's
why
we
have
to
be
even
more
intentional
now
to
remember
and
to
preserve
these
sites
can
I
have
the
next
slide,
and
so
that's
one
of
the
things
too.
So
this
is
actually,
if
you
know
that
this
was
put
up
you're
all
put
up
outside
the
Urban
League
and
the
what
was
formerly
called
the
Thor
building
in
North
Minneapolis
says
black
lives
matter,
and
this
is
a
memorialization
of
one
of
the.
You
know:
Avenues
well-known
Avenues
in
North
Minneapolis
last
year.
Well,
I!
Guess!
J
Yes,
last
year
in
2020,
after
the
Uprising
and
the
murder
of
George
Floyd,
we
have
to
go
from
a
pre,
a
reactive
action.
When
we
find
out
that
our
Legacy
sites,
our
cultural
Legacy
sites,
are
about
to
be
torn
down
to
preemptive,
and
so
knowing
the
preemptive,
knowing
that
these
sites
are
still
here
and
that
we
need
to
intentionally,
we
need
to
either
buy
the
buildings,
buy
the
land.
You
know
really
intentionally
make
sure
that
there
are
historical,
designation
intentionally.
J
J
So
may
I
have
the
next
slide,
please.
So
in
doing
a
little
bit
of
my
history
for
the
Minneapolis
mdacp,
I'll
say
in
this
probably
for
Mel,
Reeves
and
judge
Lang
and
some
of
the
others
on
the
line.
This
might
be
a
little
bit
of
a
sad
truth.
So
the
sad
truth
is
is
that
the
Minneapolis
and
double
ACP
we
unfortunately
have
lost
our
history
book,
and
so
the
official
unofficial
history
record
of
the
Minneapolis
NAACP
is
probably
in
somebody's
attic
somewhere.
J
I've
come
across
these
historical
locations
that
I
wanted
to
highlight
in
tonight's
presentation,
so
Minneapolis
and
double
ACP
was
founded
in
1914
and
one
of
the
main
Founders
actually
is
Gail
Hyler.
So
a
Gail
P
Hyler.
It
was
important
Trailblazer
in
Minnesota
and
also
you
know,
friends
with
like
Frederick
McGee,
the
new
W.E.B
Du
Bois,
and
you
know
Booker,
T,
Washington
and
so
yeah.
J
This
was
someone
who
was
not
only
locally
recognized,
but
someone
who
had
connections
nationally
and
you
could
even
say
entrepreneur
nationally
to
Black
Thought
leaders
and
activists
around
the
world.
So
one
of
the
main
founders
of
the
Minneapolis
NAACP,
which
was
recognized
well,
our
founding
documents,
State
February
3rd
1914
and
was
adopted
and
recognized
by
the
national
NAACP
June
16
1914,
the
the
area
where
it
said
that
these
first
meetings
were
taking
place.
The
initial
meeting
place
was
2817
Chicago
Avenue
in
Minneapolis.
Now
this
is
currently
you
know
the
children's
hospital.
J
So
it
you
know
the
building
or
you
know
the
space
I
don't
know.
If
it
was
someone's
home,
it
could
have
very
likely
been
somebody's
home,
but
the
meeting
area
is
no
longer
in
existence,
but
still
that
is
a
space
where
our
initial
meetings
of
the
Minneapolis
NAACP
took
place
and
so
the
in
the
early
years
of
the
Minneapolis
NAACP,
we
were
focused
on
building
infrastructure
of
the
branch
by
gaining
membership
and
fundraising
there
was
baby
pageants.
There
was
mass
meetings.
There
was,
you
know.
J
At
every
meeting
there
was
songs,
perform
poems
performed
by
black
poets.
So
you
know
it
was
really
a
group
that
met
at
local
churches
at
Phyllis,
Wheatley,
gymnasium
and
the
fellow
sweetly
Center
and
sometimes
people's
homes,
and
so
this
was
really
a
community
organization
and
the
community
members
wanted
to
go
and
meet
in
different
areas
as
well
as
a
really
see
what
the
needs
of
the
community
were.
J
J
The
you
know,
while
this
family,
with
their
six-year-old
daughter,
was
living
in
the
home,
and
this
was
actually
a
couple
of
years
after
Nelly
Francis
had
moved
into
an
all-white
neighborhood
in
Saint
Paul.
So
this
was
very
much
at
the
same
time
in
the
case
of
Nellie
Francis.
Actually,
the
clan
burned
a
cross
on
her
front
yard,
so
the
the
violence
that
the
the
Lee
family
could
imagine
was
definitely
in
their
internal
registry.
J
They
had
seen
people
had
seen
what
had
happened
to
Nellie
francis's
home,
where
a
cross
was
burned
on
their
front
lawn,
so
that
was
very
much
of
the
same
type
of
violence
that
the
leaves
were
facing
and
with
that
you
know,
Lena
O
Smith,
who
was
the
first
black
woman
lawyer
in
Minnesota,
as
well
as
the
first
black
woman
president
of
the
Minneapolis
NAACP.
She
took
on
the
case
to
represent
the
Lee
family
and
also
with
that
the
Lee
AA
Lee.
J
He
was
a
postal
worker
and
an
interracial
group
of
postal
workers
of
the
U.S
postal
Office
actually
took
turns
protecting
his
home,
so
the
home
that
we
are
talking
about
still
stands
and
with
that
it's
so
crucial
to
recognize.
While
the
this
family
was
experiencing
and
facing
a
barrage
a
daily
barrage
of
violence,
they
were
also
experiencing
a
daily,
a
daily
protection
from
an
interracial
group
of
white
and
Latino
and
black
men,
who
would
not
as
many
Latinos
back
in
this
diamond
era.
J
But
there
is
actually
a
little
bit
of
a
history
of
Latinos
in
the
Postal
Service
in
Minnesota,
my
husband's
father
being
one
of
them,
but
that's
under
my
side,
but
it
was
an
interracial
Coalition
of
200
members.
You
know
that
were
outside
of
the
home.
Sometimes
you
know
arranging
to
protect
that
home
and
then
it
still
stands,
which
is
a
a
testament
to
their
resistance.
J
F
J
I'm
hearing
a
little
bit
of
background
noise,
but
but
the
Phillis
Wheatley
gymnasium
100
had
Mass
meetings.
The
NAACP
held
multiple
multiple
meetings,
initially
particularly
around
the
Scottsboro
Scottsboro
boys
trial.
So
Scottsboro
boys
were
nine
men,
black
men
in
Alabama,
who
are
accused
of
raping
to
white
women,
and
there
was
an
old
white
jury
and
they
were
trying
to
Castle
a
white
jury.
Well,
the
Minneapolis
and
double
ACP
actually
raise
funds
for
the
Scottsboro
boys
for
their
legal
fees
and
then
also
for
the
fees
of
the
family
that
they
left
behind.
J
Community
members,
over
hundreds
of
community
members,
met
at
Phyllis
Wheatley
gym,
led
by
Lena
O
Smith,
to
focus
their
attention
on
the
Scottsboro
trial.
They
were,
they
actually
created
and
sent
copies
to
President
Franklin
D
Roosevelt.
They
sent
it
copies
of
you
know
the
meeting
and
their
issues
around
the
Scottsboro
tribe
to
their
Senators,
their
Congress
people,
the
mayor
and
the
city
council
of
Minneapolis,
and
they
raised
at
the
time.
This
was
again
in
1930s.
J
The
home
of
Lena
O
Smith
is
already
on
the
historical
registry,
and
that
is
on
3905
Fifth,
Avenue
and
I
also
wanted
to
highlight
not
only
places
where
you
know
the
Testaments
to
Black,
hope
and
resistance
is
also
at
times
Testaments
to
White
violence
and
discriminatory
practices.
So
the
Nicollet
hotel
and
refuse
to
serve
Black
customers
and
Lena
O
Smith
actually
had
taken
on
a
Case
against
the
Nicollet
hotel
and
I
believe
that
she
had
won
on
the
Nicolette
Hotel.
There
was
one
with
a
mccance,
Stewart
and
McCann
Stewart.
J
Actually
in
Minneapolis
he
had
gone
to
a
Minneapolis
restaurant
and
he
had
been
denied
service
and
told
by
the
White
owner.
If
I
wanted
black
people
here,
I
would
just
hire
them
in
the
back,
and
there
was
a
number
of
accounts
of
that
in
the
Minneapolis
judge
and
court
and
jury
only
took
15
minutes
for
deliberation
to
decide.
If
that
was
discriminatory,
and
that
was
during.
J
It
was
a
Vaudeville,
theater
and
I
would
actually
really
like
to
see
where
they
sat
and
have
just
even
at
the
Pantages
Theater,
which
is
still
you
know,
standing
today
and
open
and
showing
plays.
You
know
like
this
is
a
place
where,
at
one
time,
black
folks
were
refused
service,
and
this
is
where
you
know,
40
years
before,
Rosa
Parks
refused
to
get
up.
Lena
Smith
refused
to
stand
up
as
well.
So
that
is
something
to
to
note.
J
Yes,
also
the
20
2417
Fifth
Avenue
South
in
Minneapolis.
Let
me
see
that
one
I
think
was
the
McCants
McCann
Stewart
area,
but
that's
been
torn
down
now.
That's
where
the
thriving
building
is
in
Downtown,
Minneapolis
and
then
I
also
wanted
to
and
also
McCants
McCann
Stewart
was
at
the
University
of
Minnesota
law
school
and
he
was
I.
Think
one
of
the
first
lawyers,
one
of
the
first
lawyers
who
passed
a
bar
in
Minnesota,
but
he
definitely
was
one
of
the
first
lawyers
in
Oregon.
J
He
moved
to
Oregon
after
Minnesota
and
yes,
it
was
the
1897
state,
civil
rights
law
that
he
tested
and
that's
one
of
the
one
of
the
parts
of
legal
history
that
we
also
need
to
recognize
is
that
Minnesota
had
an
anti-lynching
bill
in
the
early
after
the
lynching
of
the
three
black
men
and
Duluth,
they
had
a
a
anti-lynching
bill.
They
had
eight
1897
civil
rights
law
on
the
books,
but
yet
you
know
we're
now
in
2021
and
we're
still
trying
to
push
racial
Equity
bills
passed.
J
So
there's
there's
a
little
bit
of
you
know.
Maybe
how
far
have
we
gone
is
the
question
and
then
the
fourth
precinct
occupation
in
2015.,
Mr
Mel
Reeves,
addressed
this
a
little
bit
earlier
about
the
fourth
precinct
being
the
way
building,
which
was
a
point
of
activism
for
young
folk
and
for
Minneapolis
and
double
ACP,
but
also
after
the
murder
of
Jamar
Clark
in
2015,
there
was
an
occupation
by
activists
and
some
Minneapolis
NAACP
members.
So
those
are
some
areas
of
Minneapolis
and
double
ACP
history.
J
That
was
one
of
the
only
black
allowing
and
University
approved
housing.
So
the
university
had
a
system
where
they
had
to
approve
the
housing
of
students
and
graduate
students,
and
so,
if
you
were
a
student
who
did
not
get
into
graduate
approved
housing
or
university
approved
housing
that
could
put
your
own
place
at
the
University
at
state,
and
there
was
very
few
very
few
places
for
black
students
could
live.
J
Phyllis
Wheatley
house
was
one
of
them,
and
also
at
the
Kaufman
Memorial
Union,
the
black
students
and
a
number
of
students
at
University
of
Minnesota
wanted
to
rename
the
Student
Union,
which
is
now
named
after
Kaufman.
Who
is
a
segregationist,
and
one
of
my
things
is:
is
that
well,
the
University
of
Minnesota
has
decided
that
they
want
to
keep
that
name.
J
So
have
those
letters
there,
as
well
as
you're
displaying
his
name
and
his
legacy
of
all
the
great
things
that
he's
done.
Let's
also
have
those
things
as
well
of
his
true
history
and
his
true
face
when
it
came
to
the
many
black
students
that
attended
the
university
and
that's
also,
where
they're
they
created
an
international
house.
Where
was
a
segregated,
Cooperative
housing
for
black
male
students,
and
this
was
actually
on
Washington,
Avenue
Southeast,
so
really
close
to
the
Humphrey
and
a
building
owned
by
the
university
I.
J
Don't
know
particularly
where
it
is,
but
I
could
kind
of.
Maybe
we
could
have
to
investigate
that
more,
that's
a
point
of
more
investigation
and
then
the
moral
Hall
take
over
and
so
with
moral
Hall.
You
know
that
was
something
that
happened
in
1969,
where
African-American
students
took
over
Morrill
Hall
at
the
University's
bursars
and
Records
Office
to
protest,
the
Hostile
campus
environment
towards
black
students
and
the
absence
of
African-American
studies
department
and
the
you
know.
J
Protest
became
known
as
the
moral
Hall
takeover,
but
this
really,
you
know
stemmed
out
of
some
of
the
reactions
that
the
university
had
to
black
students,
organizing
on
campus
in
the
late
1960s,
and
particularly
you
know,
some
of
the
things
of
wanting
some
demands
met
and
some
of
you
know
the
1968.
There
was
the
Plymouth
Uprising
as
Mr
Mel
Reeves
had
said.
J
This
is
a
continuation
of
the
of
that
student
activism,
youth
activism
and
the
three
demands
that
the
students
had
wanted
was
an
establishment
of
an
Afro-American
studies
Department
by
the
Fall,
a
contribution
by
the
University
of
half
of
the
expense
for
their
black
conference.
They
wanted
to
hold
a
black
student
conference
and
then
a
transfer
of
the
MLK
scholarship
fund
supervision
to
an
organization
in
the
black
community.
All
of
their
demands
were
met,
but
I
want
to
follow
up
and
still
find
the
through
line.
J
So
the
the
university
created
African-American
housing
for
African-American
men
named
after
Horace
Huntley,
and
this
is
where
Huntley
house
is
so
as
we're
talking
about
continuously
thinking
about
how
we're
going
to
preserve
our
future.
This
is
some
areas
and
spaces
on
the
University's
campus
today
that
black
students
and
black
community
members,
particularly
the
Josie
R
Johnson
community
room,
was
fundraise
for
and
the
reason
for
Community
organizations
to
have
a
space
at
the
University.
J
This
Josie
R
Johnson
community
room
because
I
was
there
when
they
were
fundraising
for
it,
I
got
to
know
they
want
Community
organizations
there.
So
it's
so
important
and
Josie
R,
Johnson
she's
still
alive
she's
still
here
with
us.
She
wants
Community
to
tap
into
that
space.
That's
a
space
that
community
members
we
have
are
entitled
to
utilize
and
we
ought
to
fully
utilize
that
at
the
U-
and
so
that's
at
the
that's
on
the
West
Bank
at
the
Humphrey
School
ride
off
of
the
the
green
green
line
of
the
Metro
Transit.
J
So
it
is
very
close
to
public
transportation.
Not
all
of
the
of
community
community
areas
are
close
to
public
transportation,
so
this
is
a
an
opportunity
as
well
for
Community
organizations
and
then
I
have
Mr
Mr
Wright
here,
John
Wright,
who
recently
retired
he
was
a
professor
at
the
African-American
studies
and
that
he's
in
front
of
moral
Hall.
J
J
This
is
a
a
space
that
came
to
me
basically
because
of
Elder
organizing
the
elders
came
to
Leslie
Redman
former
president
and
myself,
and
they
said
we're
being
moved
out,
we're
being
moved
out
of
this
phase
of
our
homes.
Why
are
we
being
moved
out
and
are
they
going
to
tear
this
down
if
they
tear
it
down?
We're
gonna
be
angry,
because
this
is
the
former
location
of
the
Archie
Gibbons
Atrium
and
Archie
Gibbons
was
a
a
real
estate
developer.
J
J
So
I
won't
go
too
deep
into
her
and
with
this
too,
with
the
314
Hennepin
Avenue,
this
isn't
an
area
that
of
Rapid
development
in
Minneapolis.
So
then
we
have
the
the
English
home
at
4238,
which
is
first
integrated,
Nursing
Home
in
Minnesota
that
Archie
Gibbons
also
initiated
and
built.
We
have
station
24,
which
is
the
first
black
fully
black
fire
station.
J
The
flagstad
and
Central
Avenue
Restaurant
is
a
I
need
to
find,
if
that's
still
there,
but
that's
where
McCann
Stewart
was
discriminated
against.
Bethesda
Baptist
Church,
the
oldest
black
Baptist
oldest
black,
not
one
of
the
is
one
of
the
oldest
one
of
the
oldest
black
Baptist
Church
in
the
Twin
Cities,
and
also
a
point
of
Minneapolis
NAACP,
organizing
Sabathani
Center,
the
Glover
soda
Center,
which
is
the
Urban
League.
J
Now
Twin,
Cities
Urban
link
encompasses
that
space,
but
that's
also
a
space
where
we
need
to
pour
in
and
renovate
and
make
sure
that
it's
still
up
there
with
us
about
the
new
center
George
Floyd
Square
and
the
Hiawatha
Golf
Course.
And
so
you
can
go
to
my
next
slide,
and
so
this
is
all
with
the
idea
of
protecting
our
current
Legacy
and
our
contemporary
cultural
site.
J
J
When
there
were
white
supremacists
in
North
Minneapolis,
we
organized
a
at
first,
it
wasn't
armed,
but
it
ended
up
being
an
armed
patrol
of
the
black
Legacy
cultural
heritage
sites,
because
we
did
see
white
supremacists
in
North
Minneapolis
and
they
were
targeting
volunteers
and
black
protesters,
black
activists
who
are
on
the
ground
to
the
point
where
volunteers,
with
them
Minneapolis
NAACP,
were
shot
at
by
white
supremacists,
and
so
this
is
something
where
this
was.
This
is
Sammy's
right.
J
This
was
where
we
had
our
basically
our
our
central
location,
you
know,
and
so,
as
you
see,
we
have
an
elder
there
during
those
nights.
I
cannot
tell
you
how
harrowing
it
was
to
be
on
the
ground
and
to
wonder
if
our
cultural
Legacy
sites
in
North
Minneapolis
would
survive
the
uprising,
and
so
that's
one
of
the
things
that
we
also
need
to
think
about
when
we're
talking
about
protecting
our
Legacy
and
contemporary
cultural
sites,
It
Is
by
any
means
necessary.
So
I
really
want
to
highlight
the
work
that
Leslie
Redman
has
done.
J
Akima
Levy
Armstrong
has
done
Mr,
Mal,
Reeves
and
so
many
other
activists.
Even
when
we're
talking
about
the
the
teachers
union
sends
folks
down
to
George
Floyd
square
and
to
preserve
this
space
right
and
so
there's
a
lot
of
work
that
we
must
do,
but
we
also
have
to
uplift
the
folks
who
are
thinking
about
actively
thinking
about
our
cultural
sites
right
now,
and
we
determine
our
cultural
landscape
that
our
children
were
will
inherit.
J
We
must
be
intentional,
and
mindful
of
the
groups
and
businesses
and
Community
sites
currently
holding
space
for
us
and
for
our
community,
and
so
you
know
what
do
we
do
next?
We
have
to
make
sure
that
we're
being
active
in
the
current
right
now,
current
redistricting
talks
making
sure
that
our
community
sites
are
also
in
our
Awards
and
in
our
districts
politically
going
forward
so
that
we
have
the
political
power
to
preserve
these
sites
as
well.
J
We
need
to
apply
for
historical
recognition
locally
Statewide
nationally,
and
then
we
also
need
to
tell
in
document
meant
our
stories.
We
need
a
patron
black
owned
stores
and
businesses.
We
need
to
help
businesses
buy
their
storefronts
by
their
land
and,
lastly,
we
need
to
attend
to
our
Legacy,
just
like
Farmers.
Just
like
gardeners,
what
we
tend
to
the
soil
now
will
bring
fruits
for
further
generations,
for
our
children
and
for
our
grandchildren.
A
Thank
you,
Miss
Angela,
Rose,
Myers
night
appreciation
for
all
three
family
members
for
this
gift
of
knowledge
of
wisdom,
and
so
many
of
the
experiences
that
we
are
not
aware
of.
I
have
something
I
would
like
to
read
before
we
move
to
a
short
survey
that
I
received
from
the
judge-
and
my
apologies
didn't
read
ahead
of
time.
A
So
I'm
going
to
read
this
in
the
first
test,
because
all
of
you
did
exactly
that
as
journalists
as
human
rights
Advocate
African
Americans,
you
both
have
several
years
being
able
to
understand
current
and
historic
events
more
accurately.
So
our
thanks,
because
across
the
state
that's
what
you
have
mentioned
for
us.
A
And
we
have
examples
because
we
have
had
a
series
of
speakers
talk
about
these
buildings
and
what
happened
in
these
buildings
to
us
that
the
way
Incorporated
Central
High
School
Brian
junior
high,
as
well
as
now
the
sabathany
Community
Center
Morrow
Hall.
That
Angela
just
talked
about
38th
Street
and
Chicago,
and
Hiawatha
Golf
Course
in
other
states
like
Ohio.
A
A
A
D
Foreign
sure,
so
thank
you
to
our
panelists
for
for
sharing
their
experiences
and
their
picks
for
places
and
people
that
are
important
to
the
African-American
Community
for
anyone
else
in
attendance.
If
there
are
additional
places,
you'd
like
to
add
to
the
list,
you
can
feel
free
to
put
that
in
the
chat
and
then
I'll
also
provide
a
link
to
the
online
submission
form
that
you
can
flag
for
the
future,
as
you
reflect
on
everything
you've
heard
this
evening
and
perhaps
talk
with
others,
you're
welcome
to
provide
input
over
the
coming
months.
D
A
A
K
So
that's
one
of
the
many
examples,
as
you
all
have
cited
of
of
a
place
that
was
important
to
us
as
a
community
and
I'll.
Also
it
thanks
for
that
history,
sister
Angela,
because
I
we
did
grow
up
in
South
Minneapolis
on
48th
in
Portland,
and
we
were
not
aware
or
I
was.
Let
me
keep
be
more
precise.
I
was
not
aware
of
that
history
with
the
the
Lee
family,
as
you
laid
out
in
your
presentation.
K
So
that
is
important
to
know
because,
as
I
as
I
said,
I
wasn't
aware
of
the
struggles
that
it
took
for
us
to
move
South
of
46th,
Street
or
or
wherever
that
red
zone
line
was
back
in
the
day.
So
all
of
this
is
important.
It's
important
for
us
to
preserve
it
and
be
able
to
pass
it
on
so
that
we
know
where
we
came
from.
Thank
you.
A
K
K
Okay,
because
all
right
thanks,
yeah
coach,
Jack
yeah
I,
do
him
well
back.
Then
he
was
our
coach
at
McRae
Park
and
we
were
known
as
as
the
the
green
machine
at
McRae
part,
but
those
were
those
are
good
times
playing.
Park
Board
ball
for
McRae
Park
back
in
the
day
and
I
still
remember:
coach
Jack!
So
he's
your
uncle.
E
K
I
I
C
H
Evening,
everybody
just
an
FYI,
there's
organization
out
there
that
deals
with
redlining,
it's
called
justds.org.
If
you
look
in
your
neighborhood
of
Minneapolis
and
you're
looking,
they
have
the
map.
That's
out
there
and
it'll
show
you
where
people
still
have
the
the
Deeds
that
are
red
line
and
on
their
property.
So
if
you
a
good
good
neighbor
and
you
see
your
neighbor
has
red
lines
just
see
if
they
can
remove
it
and
it's
free
to
have
to
have
it
removed.
If
you
need
more
information
on
it,
it's
called
justice.org.
J
I
also
would
like
to
see
you
know
any
and
any
recognition
of
the
fact
that
in
1925
Minneapolis
had
a
KKK
chapter,
and
we
know
this
because
in
Austin
Minnesota,
where
the
conclave
the
can
clan
clone
clave
had
a
mass
March
Minneapolis
was
represented
in
that
March.
So
you
know
where
was
their
chapter?
You
know
what
are
some
of
these
things
that,
yes,
we
might
want
to
erase
from
the
you
know
we
might
want
to
erase
from
the
white.
J
You
know
historical
perspective
to
make
sure
Minneapolis
always
looks
great
and
fantastic,
but
you
know.
Where
was
that?
Where
you
know
who
who
were
the
members
you
know
there
they
wanted
to
show
at
the
University
of
Minnesota
Birth
of
a
Nation
film,
you
know,
did
they
show
it
and
where?
Where
did
they
show
that
film?
You
know
there
are
things
that
have
happened
in
our
history,
that
we
do
need
to
also
memorialize
to
recognize
that
Minneapolis.
Wasn't
always
you
know
the
great
white
State.
J
You
know
the
great
liberal
Progressive
state
that
currently
they
they
like
to
reframe
it
as
the
progressive
Haven
right.
So
you
know,
though,
that's
a
there's
a
racist
Legacy
in
history.
That
I
think
also
needs
acknowledgment
and
can
be
even
you
know,
placed
forward
into
the
minds
and
into
the
where
people
can
see.
This
is
where
that
happened.
I
J
They
had
specific,
you
know,
groups,
they
had
the
women
in
the
KKK,
they
had
two
presses,
KKK
presses
and
that's
you
know
also,
you
know
juxtaposed
with
the
spokesman
recorder
would
be
interesting.
Where
were
those
presses
and
because
they
had
a
magazine
that
they,
it
was
yeah.
I
I
forget
the
name
of
the
magazine,
but
it's
like
the
north
star
or
something
not
Northstar
like
the
North
Cross
North
Cross,
guiding
Cross
or
something
so.
K
J
C
J
And
that
impacts
us
now
last
year
during
the
session,
the
2020
session
I
worked
specifically
on
legislation
that
would
address
white
supremacists
terrorist
organizations
as
designated
by
the
FBI
and
their
infiltration
into
the
police
departments
in
Minnesota,
which
the
FBI
has
declared
an
issue,
a
national
issue,
but
also
an
issue
so
and
there
are
11
white
supremacists
terrorist
organizations
that
the
FBI
has
designated
as
terrorist
organizations
in
Minnesota
to
date.
So
you
know
that
is
a
legacy
that
continues
and
there's
current
policy
work
that
you
know
we
should
focus
on.
G
You
know
for
me
to
put
too
much
emphasis
on
the
theory
groups
and
the
white
supremacists,
the
folks,
wearing
the
flags
and
and
doing
other
stuff
that
you
can
see
in
Minneapolis.
The
thing
is
held
back
black
progress
more
than
anything
else
is
the
folks
that
you
that
that
aren't
up
front
that
aren't
wearing
you,
know,
masks
and
then
hoods,
and
that
kind
of
thing
we've
been
victimized
by
a
whole,
a
whole
culture
and
a
whole
system
that
has
one
I.
Think
that's
what
I
talk
about
black
migration.
G
You
know
this
city
I
did
a
lot
to
make
sure
that
you
know
it
was
that
white
people
could
could
Thrive
and
they,
when
black
people
came,
they
didn't
you
know
they
didn't
do
the
same
thing
for
black
folks.
So
there
were
a
lot
of
policies
and
all
these
major
corporations
here
part
of
this
there
were
a
lot
of
there-
were
a
lot
of
certain
redlining.
There
were
things
undercover,
you
know,
people
still
smiling
your
face,
won't
have
you
because
they
still
weren't
hiring
folks
who
were
qualified.
G
You
know,
we've
had
education,
everyone
I
got
here.
The
educational
system
wasn't
that
bad
they
slowly
but
surely
began
undermined
education,
the
housing
situation
we
got
underlined.
These
were
people
wearing
the
hoods
you
know,
and
out
of
city
hall,
both
in
Minneapolis
and
St
Paul.
The
police
department
has
always
been
a
place
at
Harvard
Weisman.
That's
nothing
new,
nothing
surprising!
It's
always
been
that.
So
you
know.
When
we
talk
about
our
struggle.
G
You
know
it
should
be
one
that
talks
about
some
of
the
systemic
things
that
that
left
us
out.
We,
you
know
another
stuff
is
obvious
and
it's
bad,
but
the
thing
that
that
has
really
caused
black
Twin
Cities,
to
be
my
at
least
the
percentage
of
blacks
Mississippi
to
be
married
in
the
in
the
about
in
the
bottom
of
the
Missouri
index.
Are
these
policies
subtle
and
not
so
subtle
policies
that
have
again
education
is
a
big
one?
Housing
is
another
one
and
and
finance.
G
You
know
we
black
people
here
with
drivers
and
Strivers,
and
so
if
the
financial
institutions
would
have
matched
people's
desires,
we'd
have
a
whole
lot
more
a
lot.
A
large
economic
tune
in
Twin
Cities
folks
have
been
around
me
a
while
know
that
you
know,
because
there
were
a
lot
of
folks
who
wanted
to
do
stuff,
but
the
financial
institution
weren't
openly
giving
them
loans
and
that
kind
of
thing,
so
the
the
entire
Twin
Cities
was
hostile,
but
with
a
smile
on
their
face.
G
It's
one
of
the
ambitious
and
advancement
of
black
folks
and
that
that
has
to
be
a
part
of
the
story
and
the
only
time
to
have
time
to
flesh
it
out.
But
as
I
was
sitting
and
listen
to
you,
I
was
thinking
yes,
those
those
things
are
that
stand
out,
but
the
thing
that
I
think
that
really
put
us
in
a
position
that
we
are
one
of
the
things
that
that
kind
of
difficult
to
put
a
finger
on,
which
is
why
people
go
out.
What.
G
G
Right
yeah,
it
shows
up
in
the
stats.
You
know
every
year
we're
at
the
bottom
and
it
you
can't
see
because-
and
the
other
thing
that
we
have
going-
is
that
they're
smart,
a
lot
of
folks
through
you
know
a
lot
of
people
living
quite
well
in
Twin
Cities,
it's
a
real
Paradox!
You
make
a
good
point
right,
a
lot
of
folks,
Live
Well
living
in
the
suburbs
and
doing
well.
G
C
Okay,
does
anyone
have
any
other
questions?
We
want
to
make
sure
that
we've
caught
everybody
I
I,
want
to
thank
all
of
our
panelists
for
the
very,
very
interesting,
in-depth
information
that
you've
provided
for
the
discussion
and
for
the
opportunity
for
the
community
to
have
this
conversation
and
to
be
able
to
continue
to
reach
out
to
us.
Send
us
information.
C
So
we
have
the
opportunity
to
look
at
the
past
to
benefit
from
the
experiences
of
Elders
and
to
pass
that
along
for
the
future
and
I
wanted
to
answer
the
question
about
Central
High
School.
Why
didn't
we
save
it
and
the
one
thing
that
defeats
historic
preservation
is
destruction,
so
Central
High
School
was
closed
for
at
least
five
years,
and
the
Board
of
Education
claimed
that
there
was
extensive
water
damage,
so
the
building
had
to
be
turned
torn
down
and
who
leaves
the
water
running
for
five
years
anywhere
in
Minnesota.