German-American farmer John Meints displays the ill effects of the attack he suffered on August 19, 1918, (63/77)

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German-American farmer John Meints displays the ill effects of the attack he suffered on August 19, 1918,

When locals took him from his home in Luverne, Minnesota, whipped him, then tarred and feathered him.Meints was attacked amid anti-German sentiment that had taken root during World War I.

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