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Nance Legins-Costley of Illinois: First Black person freed by Lincoln

Nance Legins-Costley’s final resting place is marked with no honor. Decades ago, her graveyard in Peoria, Illinois, was paved over with asphalt. ....

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First slave freed by Lincoln buried under Peoria pavement

First slave freed by Lincoln buried under Peoria pavement
Tire tracks in the snow arc around a paved lot around 3915 SW Adams, Jan. 28, 2021, in Peora, Iall. The area is believed to be the final resting place of 48 Civil War veterans among others, including Nance Legins-Costley of Illinois, the first slave legally freed by Abraham Lincoln. The area was once known as Moffatt Cemetery. (Matt Dayhoff/Journal Star via AP)
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A large sign with the name of 48 Civil War veterans hangs on a fence in the area around 3915 SW Adams, Jan. 28, 2021, in Peora, Iall. The area is believed to be the final resting place of 48 Civil War veterans among others, including Nance Legins-Costley of Illinois, the first slave legally freed by Abraham Lincoln. The area was once known as Moffatt Cemetery. (Matt Dayhoff/Journal Star via AP) ....

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First slave freed by Abraham Lincoln, an Illinois woman, rests under a tombstone of pavement

If the world were just, the name of Nance Legins-Costley would resonate amid the likes of Harriet Tubman, Frederick Douglass and other abolitionist rebels. ....

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Slave freed by Abraham Lincoln is buried underneath a parking lot in Pekin, Illinois

If the world were just, the name of Nance Legins-Costley would resonate amid the likes of Harriet Tubman, Frederick Douglass and other abolitionist rebels. ....

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She was the first Black person freed by Lincoln, long before his presidency. Her grave was paved over and her story hardly known.

She was the first Black person freed by Lincoln, long before his presidency. Her grave was paved over and her story hardly known.
Phil Luciano, Journal Star
February 8, 2021, 6:32 AM·14 min read
PEORIA, Ill. – The name of Nance Legins-Costley could resonate amid the likes of Harriet Tubman, Frederick Douglass and other abolitionist figures.
But her story is hardly known. Not in Illinois, where – despite anti-slavery laws – she was born into bondage. Not in the city of Pekin, where – despite anti-Black attitudes – she became a beloved community figure. And certainly not in Peoria, where – despite her impressive life – she is buried in ignominy. ....

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