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Mausoleums at Galesburg's Hope Cemetery

The Mausoleum in Galesburg’s Hope Cemetery is a symbol of how class divides persist beyond death, despite the myth that we are all equal in death. The vault is a prominent building in the back of the cemetery that houses about 500 people’s corpses,…

Susan Richardson's (Aunt Suki) Grave

This image is of the grave marker for Susan Richardson that was made in 1980, decades after she passed away. Marked "Freedom Seeker, Notable Early Citizen".

Knox Students Paint their faces at the Green Oaks Prairie Burn to Resemble Indigenous War Paint

A group of Knox students stands in the Green Oaks prairie in bright yellow fire protective shirts. They smile as they paint their faces with the ash of the prairie fire in stripes across their cheeks, nose, and forehead. Their facepaint mimics war…