Similar Work Around Minnesota
Jim Crow of the North || Twin Cities PBS Documentary
History of Black Families on Lake Adney in Crow Wing County
Resort Discrimination in Northern Minnesota
This collection of documents at the University of Minnesota Libraries consists of letters, mainly from Erwin Oreck and Rosemary Brown, to resorts in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Canada. They ask questions about accommodations, or inquire about what terms such as “restricted clientele” or “clients carefully selected” mean. Included are the resort’s response letters, as well as letters to public officals to spread the word to stop the discrimination of, specifically, Jewish persons at resorts. Also includedare brochures from numerous resorts; many with “restricted clientele” noted on them.
Lakes Area Covenants Project 