Minnesota pardons black man in century-old lynching case Minnesota has issued a posthumous pardon to a black man in a century-old case that became notorious for the lynchings of three other black menA black man imprisoned in Minnesota a century ago in a case that included the infamous lynchings of three other black man for the alleged rape of a white woman received a posthumous pardon Friday, with Gov. Minnesota's pardons board voted 3-0 to pardon Max Mason, one of several traveling circus workers accused in the 1920 case. Jackson said the posthumous pardon was justice long overdue, but that such gestures can be an initial step toward healing. “There’s a lot of forgiveness on the side of African American people, people with black and brown skin, to white contemporaries,” Jackson said. Report for America is a nonprofit national service program that places journalists in local newsrooms to report on undercovered issues.

Source: ABC News June 12, 2020 15:33 UTC