Francis Ernest Dumas was a wealthy soldier who became the highest ranking Black combat officer during the Civil War.

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The J. Erik Jonsson Central Library is an imposing eight-story mass of beige, and its boxy look is anything but welcoming.

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Behind the tree at Owatonna Public Library, a glimmer of brilliantly colored glass can be seen through the windows. And ...

Behind the tree at Owatonna Public Library (OPL), a glimmer of brilliantly colored glass can be seen through the windows. It ...

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