Forgotten Illinois 200

African Americans in Early Illinois

Lincoln Land Community College and the Springfield and Central Illinois African-American History Museum
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The Academy of Lifelong Learning at Lincoln Land Community College and the Springfield and Central Illinois African-American History Museum present initial findings from research conducted by two area historians.

‘Mother Priscilla Baltimore and Brooklyn, Illinois’ by Kathryn Harris and ‘New Stories of Slaves and Indentured Servants in “Free” Illinois’ by Tara McClellan McAndrew was presented at the following times and locations:

Tuesday, April 2, 2019 at 11 a.m.
Trutter Center, Lincoln Land Community College
5250 Shepherd Rd. Springfield, IL 62703

Saturday, May 4, 2019 at 5:30 p.m.
Springfield and Central Illinois African-American History Museum
1440 Monument Dr. Springfield, IL 62702

Presentation Photos

Kathryn Harris (left) and Tara McClellan McAndrew (right) present at the Trutter Center, Lincoln Land Community College on April 2, 2019.
The audience for Kathryn Harris and Tara McClellan McAndrew’s presentation at the Trutter Center, Lincoln Land Community College on April 2, 2019.
Kathryn Harris and Tara McClellan McAndrew with research assistants at their presentation at the Trutter Center, Lincoln Land Community College on April 2, 2019.
Tara McClellan McAndrew talks to audience members at her presentation at the Trutter Center, Lincoln Land Community College on April 2, 2019.
Kathryn Harris (left) and Tara McClellan McAndrew (right) stand with their research sources at the Trutter Center, Lincoln Land Community College on April 2, 2019.
Close-up of books that Kathryn Harris (left) and Tara McClellan McAndrew used for their research on African Americans in early Illinois.
Map showing Brooklyn, Illinois’ location in the St. Louis region, as well as data from the 2000 census about Brooklyn.
Chart showing settlement dates for various individuals and couples who settled in Brooklyn, Illinois.
Photos of the Quinn Chapel AME Church in circa 1919 and 2012, and a photo of one of the church founders, William Paul Quinn.
Priscilla Baltimore, the formerly-enslaved woman who founded Baltimore, Illinois.
Photos of Swansey Adams, a man enslaved in Kentucky and Illinois.
Kathryn Harris (left) and Tara McClellan McAndrew (right) present at the Springfield and Central Illinois African-American History Museum on May 4, 2019.