Contested Civil Liberties in 19th Century McLean County, with Greg Koos

This program is presented by the Central Illinois Chapter of the ACLU and the McLean County Museum of History. Greg Koos will review the story of the diverse peoples and events of McLean County by presenting the struggle to build community and secure freedom as these many communities defined it. Native peoples, women, men, African Americans, Irish, and German immigrants all sought and contested for their freedom.