Clayton Jackson McGhie Memorial, Inc.

Bringing the truth to light.

[Clayton Jackson McGhie Memorial, Inc. @cjmmduluth]

June 15, 2020 will be 100 years since the brutal #Duluth #MN lynching of three young Black men.

Every day we remember #EliasClayton, #ElmerJackson, and #IsaacMcGhie. We ask, what will a future of racial justice, healing, and reconciliation look like in our community?

#CJM2020

[Clayton Jackson McGhie Memorial, Inc. @cjmmduluth]

June 15, 2020 will be 100 years since the brutal #Duluth #MN lynching of three young Black men.

Every day we remember #EliasClayton, #ElmerJackson, and #IsaacMcGhie. We ask, what will a future of racial justice, healing, and reconciliation look like in our community?

#CJM2020

[Clayton Jackson McGhie Memorial, Inc. @cjmmduluth]

“Love is all we have, the only way that each can help the other.”
- Euripides

From the CJMM wall located at E 1st St & N 2nd Ave E

#BringTruth #CJM2020

[Clayton Jackson McGhie Memorial, Inc. @cjmmduluth]

June 15, 2020 will be 100 years since the brutal #Duluth #MN lynching of three young Black men.

Every day we remember #EliasClayton, #ElmerJackson, and #IsaacMcGhie. We ask, what will a future of racial justice, healing, and reconciliation look like in our community?

#CJM2020

[Clayton Jackson McGhie Memorial, Inc. @cjmmduluth]

Are you looking for some reading material while spending more time at home? Now is a great time to check out new work by Black authors. 📖📚

Hitting a Straight Lick with a Crooked Stick’ is a newly released collection of short stories from Zora Neale Hurston🌷

#BringTruth

[Clayton Jackson McGhie Memorial, Inc. @cjmmduluth]

June 15, 2020 will be 100 years since the brutal #Duluth #MN lynching of three young Black men.

Every day we remember #EliasClayton, #ElmerJackson, and #IsaacMcGhie. We ask, what will a future of racial justice, healing, and reconciliation look like in our community?

#CJM2020

[Clayton Jackson McGhie Memorial, Inc. @cjmmduluth]

Check out ‘When They See Us’, streaming now on Netflix. ‘When They See Us’ is a 4-part mini-series depicting the story of the Central Park 5, five Black and Hispanic teens wrongfully accused of assaulting and raping a white female jogger in New York’s Central Park in 1989.

[Clayton Jackson McGhie Memorial, Inc. @cjmmduluth]

June 15, 2020 will be 100 years since the brutal #Duluth #MN lynching of three young Black men.

Every day we remember #EliasClayton, #ElmerJackson, and #IsaacMcGhie. We ask, what will a future of racial justice, healing, and reconciliation look like in our community?

#CJM2020

[Clayton Jackson McGhie Memorial, Inc. @cjmmduluth]

Did you know…The shock of the lynchings in Duluth spurred Minnesota’s Black community to press for a state anti-lynching bill in 1921? Nellie Francis, a prominent Black activist from St. Paul, led the campaign along with the Duluth NAACP.

Read more at https://t.co/zYevH7r2HM

[Clayton Jackson McGhie Memorial, Inc. @cjmmduluth]

June 15, 2020 will be 100 years since the brutal #Duluth #MN lynching of three young Black men.

Every day we remember #EliasClayton, #ElmerJackson, and #IsaacMcGhie. We ask, what will a future of racial justice, healing, and reconciliation look like in our community?

#CJM2020

[Clayton Jackson McGhie Memorial, Inc. @cjmmduluth]

Quote from the Clayton Jackson McGhie Memorial

#CJM2020 #BringTruth #WeRememberCJM #100YearsSince

[Clayton Jackson McGhie Memorial, Inc. @cjmmduluth]

June 15, 2020 will be 100 years since the brutal #Duluth #MN lynching of three young Black men.

Every day we remember #EliasClayton, #ElmerJackson, and #IsaacMcGhie. We ask, what will a future of racial justice, healing, and reconciliation look like in our community?

#CJM2020

[Clayton Jackson McGhie Memorial, Inc. @cjmmduluth]

2003 New York Times article on the unveiling of the Clayton Jackson McGhie Memorial in Duluth.

Read the full article here: https://t.co/TopwGixK1C

#WeRememberCJM #100YearsSince #BringTruth

[Clayton Jackson McGhie Memorial, Inc. @cjmmduluth]

June 15, 2020 will be 100 years since the brutal #Duluth #MN lynching of three young Black men.

Every day we remember #EliasClayton, #ElmerJackson, and #IsaacMcGhie. We ask, what will a future of racial justice, healing, and reconciliation look like in our community?

#CJM2020

[Clayton Jackson McGhie Memorial, Inc. @cjmmduluth]

#WeRememberCJM

“Wielding bricks, rails, and heavy timbers, the mob forced its way into the jail, tearing down doors and breaking windows.”

Read more at https://t.co/zYevH7r2HM

[Clayton Jackson McGhie Memorial, Inc. @cjmmduluth]

June 15, 2020 will be 100 years since the brutal #Duluth #MN lynching of three young Black men.

Every day we remember #EliasClayton, #ElmerJackson, and #IsaacMcGhie. We ask, what will a future of racial justice, healing, and reconciliation look like in our community?

#CJM2020

[Clayton Jackson McGhie Memorial, Inc. @cjmmduluth]

“If #history were to repeat itself, minorities will struggle the most and be hardest hit during a #recession, thanks to its impact on housing and the job market.”

‘The Economic Impact of #COVID-19 Will Hit Minorities the Hardest’ by Kori Hale #Forbes:

https://t.co/DkAfd7lbqa

[Clayton Jackson McGhie Memorial, Inc. @cjmmduluth]

June 15, 2020 will be 100 years since the brutal #Duluth #MN lynching of three young Black men.

Every day we remember #EliasClayton, #ElmerJackson, and #IsaacMcGhie. We ask, what will a future of racial justice, healing, and reconciliation look like in our community?

#CJM2020

[Clayton Jackson McGhie Memorial, Inc. @cjmmduluth]

June 15, 2020 will be 100 years since the brutal #Duluth #MN lynching of three young Black men.

Every day we remember #EliasClayton, #ElmerJackson, and #IsaacMcGhie. We ask, what will a future of racial justice, healing, and reconciliation look like in our community?

#CJM2020

[Clayton Jackson McGhie Memorial, Inc. @cjmmduluth]

June 15, 2020 will be 100 years since the brutal #Duluth #MN lynching of three young Black men.

Every day we remember #EliasClayton, #ElmerJackson, and #IsaacMcGhie. We ask, what will a future of racial justice, healing, and reconciliation look like in our community?

#CJM2020