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1. 'Urban America' code for black. Mankato sight of

Sat Jan 22, 2022, 12:14 AM

Jan 2022

largest mass hanging in US where 38 Dakota men were lynched in 1862.

Writer seems to be yearning for fairy tale white past that never was.

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How Minnesota Went From Tom Sawyer to Huck Finn - WSJ op-ed [View all] question everything Jan 2022 OP

'Urban America' code for black. Mankato sight of cbabe Jan 2022 #1

Oh, yeah, it was paradise in 1973... for white people. n/t TygrBright Jan 2022 #2

Blaming crime on diversity iemanja Jan 2022 #3

I always blamed that Time article "The Good Life in Minnesota" dflprincess Jan 2022 #4

Carjacking is a real problem. You don't need Nexdoor, the strib is full of this question everything Jan 2022 #6

Minnesota has a long history of racial inequality geardaddy Jan 2022 #5

And a reply from Mankato question everything Feb 2022 #7

I hardly recognize my home state anymore usajumpedtheshark Mar 2022 #8