I was scanning the May 2 e-edition of The Herald Republican which serves Steuben County in Indiana, when something unexpected caught my eye. There was an article about an essay
ANGOLA — History came alive as twilight descended upon the trail of people moving silently through the Pokagon State Park woods, calling back the abolitionist memories of Steuben’s past on
ANGOLA â Angola will start June with a celebration of abolitionist and suffragette Sojourner Truth.
Truth spent about a month in Steuben County surrounding the time she gave a speech on June 2, 1861, at the Steuben County Courthouse. Speaking out against slavery and in favor of the Civil War, Truth stood 6-feet tall in the face of local Republicans and anti-abolitionist Democrats alike who sought to arrest her for even stepping foot in the state, let alone protesting.
In recognition of her deeds, the Downtown Angola Coalition commissioned a statue of Truth from Indiana native James Haire. It will be unveiled in the northwest corner of the Steuben County courtyard on Sunday, June 6.