McLemore House
Born enslaved about 1829, Harvey McLemore was bound to the white McLemore family until emancipation in 1865.
Matt Gardner Homestead Museum
Born enslaved in 1847, Matt Gardner gained his freedom during the Civil War and, like few Black landowners, rose to prominence as a farmer and leader...
The Enslaved At Davies Manor
Before, during, and after the Civil War, African Americans played a vital — but until recent decades, unacknowledged — role in the workings of...
Pre-Civil War Lynching at Market Square
Near this spot on January 1, 1851, a mob of 1,200 to 1,500 people lynched an unidentified Black man for the murder of John Chester, according to the...
Abraham Lincoln/ Stephen Douglas Debate Site (1st Debate)
Site of the first of seven Lincoln-Douglas senatorial debates on August 21, 1858. These debates are known for discussing the issue of slavery and...
John McCline & Clover Bottom Farm
John McCline was one of sixty people enslaved on the 1500-acre Clover Bottom Farm when he escaped during the Civil War and went on to gain an...