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Twin Ports Festival of History: Jack Carney and the Duluth Irish Felon
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After traveling to the United States from Ireland in the aftermath of the 1916 Easter Rising, Jack Carney — a much-traveled journalist and left-wing activist who was born and raised in England — soon found himself in Duluth, where he edited a newspaper called Truth from 1918-1920 for a Scandinavian socialist community in the city. This talk will examine Carney’s time editing Truth, before discussing a neglected Irish Felon newspaper he published in Duluth during April 1919.
The inaugural Twin Ports Festival of History runs April 6-11 at multiple venues in Duluth and Superior and features lectures, tours, scavenger hunts and more. The event aims to provide those with an interest in history an opportunity to listen and discuss topics with authors and historians of local, regional, national and international renown.
The event is sponsored by the UMD Public History and Museum Studies Programs and multiple heritage organizations.
The full schedule of daily events and their locations is at d.umn.edu.
