Pleasant Hill
A Community in Conflict
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1844
Despite predominant pro-slavery views during the 1830s through the 1850s, there were those who risked prosecution under the Fugitive Slave Act to help enslaved men, women, and children escape to freedom in the north.
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Local abolitionists faced rage, mob violence
Rev. Levi Spencer came to Bloomington in April 1844, and it’s no exaggeration to say that his n...
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