Legal Scholar to Speak About State's role in 19th Century Slavery Question

INDIANAPOLIS, IN - Slavery, the courts and the Underground Railroad will be the subjects when preeminent legal scholar Paul Finkelman speaks during two free public appearances in Indianapolis, Nov. 15.

Finkelman will present in the Indiana Supreme Court at 3 p.m., then in the 2nd floor History Reference Room of the Indiana State Library and Historical Building at 7 p.m.

The speaker will review how Hoosiers responded to the slavery issue with debate, violence, and sacrifice. Some helped escaping slaves; others helped slave owners. Each acted within his or her own moral, spiritual and civic perspectives. The criminal and civil court cases of this period provide fascinating evidence on the volatile subject matter.

Finkelman's talk is expected to debunk many Underground Railroad myths and explain the complexity of the fight for and against slavery in Indiana and the United States in the 19th century.

The talk is made possible through the Indiana University's Cornelius O'Brien Lecture Series Concerning Historic Preservation and the Commission for Continuing Legal Education.  This session is offered as a part of the Spirit & Place Festival: A Civic Collaboration of the Arts, Religion, & Humanities.

The talk is presented by a partnership of the Indiana Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology, the Indiana Historical Bureau, the Indiana Supreme Court, the Indiana State Library, and Indiana Freedom Trails, Inc.

For more information, contact (317) 232-2535 or ihb@statelib.lib.in.us

Source: Indiana Department of Natural Resources - DNR

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