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Tonei Lang

Tonei Lang: West St. Paul’s Civil Rights Crusader and the 1965 Cross Burning

October 9, 2025 Kevin D. Hendricks

In the 1960s, West St. Paul resident Tonei Lang traveled to the South multiple times and hosted Black civil rights workers in her home—prompting a cross burning and bomb threats.

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