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Lives in Code: Stories of African American Resilience

The Illinois Black Codes, 1819-1865

2023-07-06 18:00:00 2023-07-06 19:00:00 America/Chicago Lives in Code: Stories of African American Resilience The Urbana Free Library - Zoom

Thursday, July 06
6:00pm - 7:00pm

Add to Calendar 2023-07-06 18:00:00 2023-07-06 19:00:00 America/Chicago Lives in Code: Stories of African American Resilience Join historian and educator, Caroline Kisiel, for a history of the Illinois Black Codes, sponsored by the Illinois Humanities Road Scholar Speaker Bureau. The Urbana Free Library - Zoom

Join historian and educator, Caroline Kisiel, for a history of the Illinois Black Codes, sponsored by the Illinois Humanities Road Scholar Speaker Bureau.

As the home of celebrated champions of freedom such as Abraham Lincoln and Barack Obama, it is often surprising for Illinoisans to learn about the long history of slavery, racial segregation, and exclusion in Illinois’s past.

Federally obligated by the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 to pass its constitution as a free state in 1818, residents in the region prior to Illinois statehood had practiced slavery and indentured servitude since the 1700s. This laid the groundwork for a series of harsh laws passed post-statehood called the Illinois Black Codes, which regulated the lives of enslaved people, indentured servants, and free Blacks in Illinois from 1819-1865 – a period of 46 years.

Caroline Kisiel is a public historian and educator who has been teaching for over 25 years. With a background in immigration law, literature, history, storytelling, and performance, Kisiel writes and presents on early-Illinois history and is currently conducting research on the role of Albion, Illinois in the struggle to keep Illinois slavery-free in the early years of statehood as well as research on stories of African American resilience under the Illinois Black Codes.

Kisiel showcases researched information and historical documents, and facilitates audience engagement activities around questions of the value of history and activism through themes of early Illinois struggles to keep slavery at bay in the state, the fight for African American rights, and key early Illinois figures in this period who fought against racism and exclusion—and persevered despite the odds.

This event is being produced in partnership with Illinois Humanities. The Illinois Humanities Road Scholars Speakers Bureau invites Illinois authors, artists, and educations to share their expertise and enthusiasm with people throughout the state, enabling local nonprofit organizations to present free-admission cultural programs to their communities.

AGE GROUP: | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Local History & Genealogy | Adult |

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The Urbana Free Library

Phone: 217-367-4057

Hours
Mon, Nov 04 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Tue, Nov 05 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Wed, Nov 06 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Thu, Nov 07 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Fri, Nov 08 9:00AM to 6:00PM
Sat, Nov 09 9:00AM to 6:00PM
Sun, Nov 10 1:00PM to 5:00PM

About the library

Conveniently located at the corner of Race and Green in downtown Urbana.

Upcoming events

Mon, Nov 04, 9:30am - 11:30am
The Urbana Free Library - Busey-Mills Reading Room,MacFarlane-Hood Reading Room

Tue, Nov 05, 6:00am - 7:00pm
The Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Tue, Nov 05, 10:00am - 10:25am
The Urbana Free Library - Megan's Reading Room

Tue, Nov 05, 3:00pm - 5:30pm
The Urbana Free Library - The Satterthwaite Conference Room

Wed, Nov 06, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
The Urbana Free Library - The Satterthwaite Conference Room

Wed, Nov 06, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
The Urbana Free Library - Archives

Wed, Nov 06, 3:00pm - 5:30pm
The Urbana Free Library - The Satterthwaite Conference Room

Wed, Nov 06, 3:40pm - 5:30pm
Urbana Middle School

Wed, Nov 06, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
The Urbana Free Library - Busey-Mills Reading Room

Thu, Nov 07, 10:00am - 10:30am
The Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Thu, Nov 07, 10:30am - 11:30am
Priarie Winds of Urbana

Thu, Nov 07, 3:00pm - 5:30pm
The Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Thu, Nov 07, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
The Urbana Free Library - Archives

Thu, Nov 07, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
The Urbana Free Library - MacFarlane-Hood Reading Room

Fri, Nov 08, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
The Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Sat, Nov 09, 11:00am - 11:30am
The Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Sat, Nov 09, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
The Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Sat, Nov 09, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
The Urbana Free Library - MacFarlane-Hood Reading Room

Sun, Nov 10, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
The Urbana Free Library - Busey-Mills Reading Room

Sun, Nov 10, 2:30pm - 4:00pm
The Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Mon, Nov 11, 9:30am - 11:30am
The Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Mon, Nov 11, 1:00pm - 4:30pm
The Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Tue, Nov 12, 10:00am - 10:25am
The Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Tue, Nov 12, 3:00pm - 5:30pm
The Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Tue, Nov 12, 7:00pm - 9:00pm
The Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Tue, Nov 12, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
The Urbana Free Library - Online

Wed, Nov 13, 10:30am - 11:30am
Orchard Downs Preschool

Wed, Nov 13, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
The Urbana Free Library - Archives

Wed, Nov 13, 3:00pm - 5:30pm
The Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Wed, Nov 13, 3:40pm - 5:30pm
Urbana Middle School

Thu, Nov 14, 10:00am - 10:30am
The Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Thu, Nov 14, 3:00pm - 5:30pm
The Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Thu, Nov 14, 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Urbana Early Childhood School

Thu, Nov 14, 6:30pm - 7:15pm
The Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Sat, Nov 16, 11:00am - 12:00pm
The Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Sat, Nov 16, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
The Urbana Free Library - Busey-Mills Reading Room

Sat, Nov 16, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
The Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Mon, Nov 18, 9:30am - 11:30am
The Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Mon, Nov 18, 5:30pm - 7:30pm
The Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Tue, Nov 19, 10:00am - 10:25am
The Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Tue, Nov 19, 3:00pm - 5:30pm
The Urbana Free Library - The Satterthwaite Conference Room

Tue, Nov 19, 6:00pm - 8:30pm
The Urbana Free Library - Busey-Mills Reading Room

Tue, Nov 19, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Urbana Middle School

Wed, Nov 20, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
The Urbana Free Library - The Satterthwaite Conference Room

Wed, Nov 20, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
The Urbana Free Library - Archives

Wed, Nov 20, 3:00pm - 5:30pm
The Urbana Free Library - The Satterthwaite Conference Room

Wed, Nov 20, 3:40pm - 5:30pm
Urbana Middle School

Wed, Nov 20, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
The Urbana Free Library - Online

Thu, Nov 21, 10:00am - 10:30am
The Urbana Free Library - Megan's Reading Room

Thu, Nov 21, 3:00pm - 5:30pm
The Urbana Free Library - The Satterthwaite Conference Room

Thu, Nov 21, 5:00pm - 8:30pm
The Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Thu, Nov 21, 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Preston Williams Elementary

Fri, Nov 22, 9:00am - 5:30pm
The Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Sat, Nov 23, 9:00am - 5:30pm
The Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Sun, Nov 24, 1:00pm - 4:30pm
The Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Mon, Nov 25, 9:30am - 11:30am
The Urbana Free Library - Busey-Mills Reading Room

Tue, Nov 26, 10:00am - 10:25am
The Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Tue, Nov 26, 3:00pm - 5:30pm
The Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Wed, Nov 27, All day
The Urbana Free Library

Wed, Nov 27, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
The Urbana Free Library - Archives

Wed, Nov 27, 3:00pm - 5:30pm
The Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Thu, Nov 28, All day
The Urbana Free Library

Sun, Dec 01, All day
The Urbana Free Library - Children's Area

Sun, Dec 01, 1:00pm - 5:00pm
The Urbana Free Library - Info Desk

Sun, Dec 01, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
New venue The Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Sun, Dec 01, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
The Urbana Free Library - Busey-Mills Reading Room

Mon, Dec 02, 9:30am - 11:30am
The Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Tue, Dec 03, 10:00am - 10:25am
The Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Tue, Dec 03, 3:00pm - 5:30pm
The Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Wed, Dec 04, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
The Urbana Free Library - The Satterthwaite Conference Room

Wed, Dec 04, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
The Urbana Free Library - Archives

Wed, Dec 04, 3:00pm - 5:30pm
The Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Wed, Dec 04, 3:40pm - 5:30pm
Urbana Middle School

Wed, Dec 04, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
The Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium