Browse Exhibits (19 total)
"Got Your Back" Sculpture
The "Got Your Back" sculpture was created in bronze by Emeritus Trustee Fay Stevenson-Smith M.D. '64 to honor the 50th anniversary of A.B.L.E. (Allied Blacks for Liberty and Equality). The permanent installation in Alumni highlights the ongoing connection between Knox College, black history, and a past more complicated than the campus may promote.
"How are we to become native to this land?"
This exhibit critically examines the way that Knox College talks about indigeneity in relation to the school's Prairie Restoration Practices.
A Rare Relic: Saint Crescent
The exhibit dives into the story of the dead child inside the glass altar of Corpus Christi Church in Galesburg Illinois.
Abolition's Armchair: The Myth of Lincoln and His Chair
This exhibit examines Knox College's relationship with Abraham Lincoln and the Abolition movement.
Abraham Lincoln's Chair in Old Main
In Knox College's Old Main building, the Lincoln Chair resides in the Alumni Room. This wooden chair holds a great amount of significance to the Knox community, as well as Galesburg itself.
George W. Brown's Corn Planter
This exhibit illustrates the invention of the corn planter by George W. Brown. Brown's factory covered a block of the entire city of Galesburg and had the largest employees in Galesburg in the 1800s.
George Williams Grave
This exhibit shows the history of George Williams, a black corporal for the 54th Massachusetts infantry, and his memorial at Hope Cemetery, Knox County, IL.
Going Back to the Beginning: George Washington Gale's Grave
This exhibit examines the grave of George Washington Gale and connects it to the myth of the abolitionist history of Galesburg.
Grave of George Williams
George Williams was an admirable Corporal during the United States Civil War for Company H of the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry.
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