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First Pekin volunteer recognition event to follow Juneteenth gala

The first Pekin Community Picnic and Volunteer Celebration will honor local volunteers and the important roles they play in any community. ....

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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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Pekin to honor freed slave, Union veteran with historical markers

Historical markers and a stone monument in downtown Pekin will honor two residents who were among the first slaves freed by Abraham Lincoln. ....

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

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.
Perhaps her story is more subtle than those of high-profile abolitionist leaders, yet her fortitude was astounding. Barely a teen, she first stood up for her civil rights in a court of law that was stacked against Black people. Even amid legal defeats, she kept seeking the most basic of rights: freedom. ....

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First slave freed by Lincoln buried in Peoria

First slave freed by Lincoln buried in Peoria
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A large sign with the name of 48 Civil War veterans hangs on a fence in Peoria. The area is believed to be the final resting place of the veterans and others, including Nance Legins-Costley, the first slave legally freed by Abraham Lincoln.Matt Dayhoff | Journal Star (AP)
PEORIA (AP) This 1892 undertaker’s report by the Peoria Health Department records the April 6 death of Nance Legins-Costley, about halfway down the page on the left. The entry has several errors, including her name listed as “Nancy Costly.” Also, though she was born in Kaskaskia in 1813, the ledger lists her birthplace as Maryland and her death age as 104. ....

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