Fleeing the shadow of slavery and discriminatory laws, a group of "free" Black Americans courageously left their homes in North Carolina in the early 1820s to find a better life
A Fairbanks Park marker in remembrance of a dark day in Terre Haute now includes a reflection space and other features that recognize the community’s Black history.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV) In 2021, Terry Ward was able to celebrate the end of a years-long journey to get a marker placed to tell the story of his great-grandfather, George Ward. Back in 1901, George was lynched in Terre Haute after being accused of killing a white woman. The marker was placed in Fairbanks [.]