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Letter from J. A. A. Burnquist to Warren E. Greene, December 8, 1920.

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Letter from J. A. A. Burnquist to Warren E. Greene, December 8, 1920.

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8 December 1920


Hon. Warren E. Greene,
County Attorney,
Duluth, Minnesota


My Dear Sir:


The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People has communicated with me concerning the procuring of facts as they have been developed in the matter of the lynching of three negroes in Duluth. I would be pleased to hear from you in this connection and to have the result of your investigation.

Very sincerely yours,






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