Browse Exhibits (19 total)
Samuel S. McClure Grave
This exhibit shows the grave of Samuel S. McClure, a notable Knox Alumni who represents the Knox community's mission of inclusion, and calls into question the myths of true inclusion in academia.
Susan Richardson legacy
Susan Richardson was a freed slave that help set up Galesburg as an abolitionist city for many freed slaves to come and be welcome as individuals
Susan Richardson: A Notable Early Citizen
This exhibit explores the life of Susan Richardson, as well as how she had been honored and memorialized in Galesburg's Hope Cemetery.
Susan Richardson's Grave
Susan Richardson was a freedom seeker with her three sons fleeing from their captors.
Susan Richardson's Story
After escaping from her captors, Susan 'Aunt Sukey' Richardson was a prominent figure in the abolitionist movement taking part in Galesburg at the time. She operated a Underground Railway safehouse as a 'conductor' where she would help escaped slaves. With this and the growing black population in Knox county, she was known for as a key figure in the black community because of the morning prayers she would hold at her own home. Later on she also went on to help establish the oldest African-American church in Knox County, A.M.E. Allen Church where it's still located for worshippers to visit to this date.
The Blazing Through History exhibit in Seymour Library
How is history presented in exhibits to reinforce the identities of those in the Knox community?
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