Author: Sharon Park

Protester William Kelly Dawokefarmer holding an upside down American flag and a megaphone while protesting at the Bishop Whipple Federal Building.
William Kelly Dawokefarmer protesting at the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building near Minneapolis during Operation: Metro Surge. Photo by Chad Davis, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Who Was Bishop Henry Whipple?

• February 6, 2026

The Whipple Federal Building has become infamous during Operation Metro Surge, but few know about the person for whom it’s named and what he stood for.