Lives in Code: Stories of African American Resilience Under the Illinois Black Codes, 1819-1865
Western Illinois Museum 201 South Lafayette Street, MacombIllinois Humanities Road Scholar Caroline Kisiel will offer a presentation about the Illinois Black Codes, a series of harsh laws passed post-statehood that regulated the lives of enslaved people, indentured servants, and free Blacks in Illinois from 1819-1865.