Battle flag of the 102nd U.S. Colored Troops (1st Michigan), presented to the regiment by the Colored Ladies Aid Society on January 5, 1864....

The wrongs of slavery were in the hearts and minds of many prior to the outbreak of the American Civil War in 1861.  "The Under...

In 1846, an anti-slavery society was formed in Lake County. Abolitionists promoted the abolishment of slavery. Some aided enslaved people on...