Down a tiny back road southeast of Breckenridge, out of sight but within earshot of Illinois 29, stands a century-old monument to the legal career of Abraham Lincoln. Nearly forgotten today, it is one ...
CURIOSITY LED TO A DISCOVERY THAT PAVED THE WAY FOR A FUNERAL SERVICE. THE SOULS OF SLAVES WERE RECOGNIZED THIS MORNING, AND PROPERLY REMEMBERED. THEIR STORY ENDED WITH 16 WORDS ETCHED IN STONE, BUT ...