Angola in Steuben County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Free Lecture!
Sojourner Truth
Photographed by Craig Doda, April 24, 2022
1. Free Lecture! Marker
Who has been a slave in the State of New York, and who has been a Lecturer for the last twenty-three years, whose characteristics have been so vividly portrayed by Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe, as the African Sybil, will deliver a lecture upon the present issues of the day.
At the Steuben County Court house - On June 2nd 1861
And will give her experience as a Slave mother and religious woman. She comes highly recommended as a public speaker having the approval of many thousands who have heard her earnest appeals, among whom are Wendell Phillips, Wm. Lloyd Garrison, and other distinguished men of the nation.
At the close of her discourse she will offer for sale her photograph and a few of her choice songs.
Erected 2021 by Indiana Humanities; Preserving Women's Legacy Grant, Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs, First Federal Savings Bank of Angola, Steuben County Commissioners and Angola Main Street / Downtown Angola Coalition and committee.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Abolition & Underground RR • African Americans • Arts, Letters, Music • Women. A significant historical date for this entry is June 2, 1861.
Location. 41° 38.066′ N, 84° 59.94′ W. Marker is in
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Regionally, this marker is in Northern Indiana. It is also in the American Midwest and in the Corn Belt. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture and also the Northwest Territory.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Sojourner Truth (here, next to this marker); Pioneers Of Steuben County (here, next to this marker); Steuben County Court House (a few steps from this marker); The 100th Birthday Of Daniel R. Wisel (a few steps from this marker); Baron Von Steuben (a few steps from this marker); Angola Commercial Historic District (within shouting distance of this marker); Steuben County Millennium Time Capsule (within shouting distance of this marker); Steuben County Civil War Honor Rolls (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Angola.
Photographed by Craig Doda, April 24, 2022
2. Sojourner Truth sculpture
Photographed by Craig Doda, April 24, 2022
3. Free Lecture! Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on August 23, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 25, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 260 times since then and 17 times this year. Last updated on August 22, 2024, by Lou Donkle of Valparaiso, Indiana. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 25, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
