Minnesota History

Confederate soldier shirt that saved a Minnesotan is at Historical Society
The Minnesota Historical Society has acquired a rare Civil War battlefield relic. The descendants of a Minnesota soldier wounded near Nashville, Tenn., in 1864 have donated a Confederate uniform shirt Henry Mills used to bind his wound, survive the war and return to St. Paul.
History Theatre Radio Hour: Hubert Humphrey's contentious relationship with LBJ
A short radio play by Jeffrey Hatcher called “All the Way with LBJ,” followed by discussion with former Vice President Walter Mondale, former Minnesota Attorney General Hubert “Skip” Humphrey and historian Hy Berman.
Historian Annette Atkins on the 'enemies among us' in Minn. during WWI
Atkins explores the social context in Minnesota during World War I. It was a time when Minnesotans cast a suspicious eye on immigrants who might be disloyal.
APM documentary: No Place for a Woman
The APM documentary "No Place for a Woman" tells a Minnesota story, but it became well-known nationwide.
‘Super cool’: Minnesota’s oldest Black-owned newspaper puts its archive online
Anyone interested in the history of daily life in the Twin Cities' Black community can now easily search online for stories dating back to 1934 from the Minneapolis Spokesman and other forerunners of today's Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder.
New film documents little-known Minnesota WWII military intelligence school
“Armed with Language,” a new film premiering tonight on Twin Cities PBS, documents the history and legacy of a military intelligence school that trained thousands of Japanese Americans during WWII. The documentary's writer David Mura joined MPR News Host Cathy Wurzer for an interview.