Minnesota History Center Offers Program, ‘Mayor Humphrey: 75 Years Later’

SAINT PAUL — The Minnesota History Center will present “Mayor Humphrey: 75 Years Later,” featuring a talk by the author of a new book about Hubert Humphrey’s years as Minneapolis mayor plus a screening of a new documentary film covering also exploring Humphrey’s transformative time as Minneapolis mayor.

The program will be Saturday, October 28 from 1:00-3:00 p.m. at the Minnesota History Center, 345 W. Kellogg Blvd., Saint Paul.

Admission is $16, with a 20 percent discount for Minnesota Historical Society members.

Award-winning author Samuel Freedman and acclaimed filmmaker Mick Caouette will present a program about Hubert Humphrey’s formative years as Minneapolis mayor, a tenure which culminated with his landmark speech on civil rights at the 1948 Democratic National Convention. 75 years later, Caouette and Freedman offer new insights on the critical role Humphrey — and his years as mayor — played in the fight for civil rights.

The program includes a screening of Caouette’s new film, “Mayor Humphrey of Minneapolis: 1945-48,” and a talk by Freedman about his new book, “Into the Bright Sunshine: Young Hubert Humphrey and the Fight for Civil Rights.”

For more information or to purchase a ticket, visit www.mnhs.org/events/881.

Or, call 651-259-3000.