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Sources upon which this book is based are numerous, and some of those interviewed requested anonymity. Among those were a member of the Max Mason jury, a retired Duluth patrolman on duty during the riot, a man arrested but not indicted for rioting, a witness at the Leonard Hedman trial, the son of a local judge, the daughter-in-law of a grand jury member, a Duluth attorney whose father was contacted by Leonard Hedman’s defense, and dozens of eyewitnesses to the lynchings.

Also interviewed for this book were Richard Griggs, a member of the grand jury; Howard Loraas, a retired police officer who was acquainted with many of the officers on duty during the riot; Dr. Maude Lindquist, professor of history emeritus at the University of Minnesota, Duluth, who knew both James Sullivan and Irene Tusken; Veronica Olson, daughter of Sgt. Oscar Olson; the Rev. Joseph Cashen, who provided biographical information about both the Rev. William Powers and the Rev. P. J. Maloney, who tried to prevent the mob from taking the prisoners; William Maupins Jr., a former president of the Duluth NAACP; Wallace Rodney, Franklin Cox, and Eddie Nichols. There were many others who talked with me, but they merely corroborated evidence or their information was not substantial enough for inclusion within this book.