Formerly Enslaved Person
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Articles
A small selection of Pages from our Past articles written by Bill Kemp
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Central Illinois final resting place for once-enslaved persons
The stain of slavery pervades the American experience, dating well before the nation’s founding...
Article
Biographies
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Duff, Peter
Peter Duff moved to Normal, IL after fleeing Kentucky following the end of the American Civil W...
Biography
Esque, Eliza (Davis)
Eliza Davis Esque was born around 1845 in St. Charles County, Missouri. Little is known about ...
Biography
Malone, Simon Booth
Simon Booth Malone was born into slavery on December 18, 1842 in Tippah County, Mississippi. S...
Biography
Witherspoon, Julius
Julius Witherspoon (1859-1906) relocated to Bloomington from Arkansas when he was 24. He worked...
Biography