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​​Kisiel asks “Did Black Lives Matter in Early Illinois?"

​​​Illinois Humanities' “Notes from the Road" shared the reflections of SCPS Associate Professor Caroline Kisiel on her 2023 visit to the Ohio River Visitor Center in Equality, IL, to deliver her Illinois Humanities Road Scholar presentation, “Did Black Lives Matter in Early Illinois? Voices from the Brink of Slavery and Freedom."