Browse Exhibits (5 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.
Abolition's Armchair: The Myth of Lincoln and His Chair
This exhibit examines Knox College's relationship with Abraham Lincoln and the Abolition movement.
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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