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Binding Wounds, Pushing Boundaries: African Americans in Civil War Medicine: Events Off Campus

The exhibit highlights African American contributions to medicine during the American Civil War.

Abraham Lincoln and the Emanicipation Proclamation

Wednesday, September 19, 2012

Westminster Village, 1120 E. Davis Drive, Terre Haute, 1.30-3 PM

Speaker: Dr. Chris Olsen, Indiana State University Professor of History

What factors affected Lincoln's decision to issue the Emancipation Proclamation? What was the role in the larger context of the Civil War? These questions will be the focus of this program.

A Copy of the Emancipation Proclamation from the National Archives

Events Off Campus

These events took place off campus during the exhibit.

Walking the Wabash--Exploring Activities Related to the Underground Railroad in West Central Indiana

Tuesday, September 25, 2012

Allen Chapel, 224 Crawford Street, Terre Haute, 5.30-7 PM

Speaker: Marlene Lu, Indiana Freedom Trails

Indiana was a vital part of the freedom trail for those fleeing slavery.  How and where did they go?  We'll explore the routes of the Underground Railroad through West Central Indiana and meet a few of the Hoosiers who helped along the way.

Underground Railroad

We Should Know Their Courage: Three Black Leaders

Tuesday, October 2, 2012

Vigo County Public Library, Main Branch, Room D, 7-8.30 PM

Speaker: Gary Daily, ISU Emeritus Professor

African-American history is a deep reservoir of inspiring and enlightening stories. This lecture-discussion will examine the roles played by three important Black leaders at the turn of the 20th century. This was a time (not so long ago in generational terms) that many historians see as the low point in post-slavery race relations. Against great forces, Booker T. Washington, W.E.B. Du Bois and Henry McNeil Turner formulated strategies and utilized tactics designed to combat, survive and triumph over the forces of legalized segregation and brutal racism facing African Americans and all Americans during this era in our history.

W.E.B. Du Bois