On this episode of More Important Things we look back at the violent summer of 1919 and the tragic story of Will Brown who was murdered by a mob on behalf of Tom Dennison in Omaha, Nebraska.

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Quotes and stories from these resources:

Red Summer: by Cameron McWhirter

https://northomahahistory.com/2019/02/19/the-lynching-of-will-brown/comment-page-1/

https://history.nebraska.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/NH2010Lynching.pdf

https://history.nebraska.gov/lest-we-forget-the-lynching-of-will-brown-omahas-1919-race-riot/

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