The St. Paul Betrayal: How a 1902 Capitol Coup Reconfigured the Civil Rights Movement - Part 2
On July 10, 1902, the quiet chambers of the old Minnesota State Capitol became an anomalous laboratory for a high-stakes, sophisticated proxy war that split early Black political leadership. In this episode, we trace the dramatic floor fight of the National Afro-American Council convention in St. Paul. Discover how the corporate precision of the Booker T. Washington machine staged a procedural ambush, installing T. Thomas Fortune as president and shattering the trust of local organizers like Fredrick McGhee.
We explore the deep rifts that divided local leadership, including the conservative…
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