White Supremacy

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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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1846

Intimidation, bullying, threats, and manipulation have all been used by people in McLean County in order to gain and maintain power. In the process individual rights and freedoms were often denied to those on the receiving end.

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1850

In the 1840s and 50s, more African Americans settled in McLean County. But they soon learned that their opportunities were limited.

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1862

By the time the Civil War began, views on slavery in McLean County had become predominantly anti-slavery. But there were still those who supported slavery.

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1921

During the early 1920s, McLean County experienced an intense period of Ku Klux Klan (KKK) recruiting, meetings, and public gatherings.

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Abraham Lincoln in McLean County

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Expansion of Slavery

The Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 threatened to extend slavery into northern territories. This da...

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Articles

A small selection of Pages from our Past articles written by Bill Kemp (Staff-we have the opportunity to add descriptions for resources here, so if there is one you think definitely needs a description please let me know)

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