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The Local History Index provides only a citation to the article or item. Please visit the Elkhart Public Library’s downtown location at 300 S. Second St. to access the Elkhart Truth newspapers and other collections referenced in this index.


Format: M/D/YYYY

Format: M/D/YYYY



Showing 8 results for Slavery.
ID72661
Title of ArticleBiden signs bill making Juneteenth a federal holiday
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationMicrofilm - Reference Desk
Picture CaptionBarbara Lee, Danny Davis, Opal Lee, Tina Smith, Kamala Harris, James Clyburn Joe Biden, Raphael Warnock, John Cornyn, Joyce Beatty, Ed Markey, and Sheila Jackson
DateJun 18, 2021
PageA4
SubjectsJuneteenth, Government, Federal, Slavery

ID24285
Title of ArticleSlavery was moral dilemma for area.
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationMicrofilm - Reference Desk
DateNovember 12, 1984
Page9
SubjectsSlavery

ID100985
Title of ArticleCivil Rights Struggle Is Time of Turmoil
NotesBlack Salvation series - Elkhart Truth envelope
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationMicrofilm - Reference Desk
Picture CaptionDean Waite's illustration of Martin Luther King Jr., Abraham Lincoln and protesters
History #Elkhart Truth Collection
DateApr 05, 1977
Page3
SubjectsBlack History, African-Americans, Slavery

ID100984
Title of ArticleSlavery Era Was Time of Collective 'Crucifixion'
NotesBlack Salvation series - Elkhart Truth envelope
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationMicrofilm - Reference Desk
Picture CaptionDean Waite's illustration of slavery
History #Elkhart Truth Collection
DateApr 04, 1977
Page12, 14
SubjectsBlack History, African-Americans, Slavery, Religious

ID76428
Title of ArticleElkhart Man Gets 5 Years As Slaver
NotesStanley Balcerzak
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationMicrofilm - Reference Desk
History #Elkhart Truth Collection
DateMay 11, 1962
SubjectsCrime, Human Trafficking, Prostitution, Slavery

ID76429
Title of ArticleElkhartan Pleads Not Guilty Of Federal Charge
NotesStanley Balcerzak
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationMicrofilm - Reference Desk
History #Elkhart Truth Collection
DateApr 02, 1962
SubjectsCrime, Human Trafficking, Prostitution, Slavery

ID76430
Title of ArticleElkhart Man Indicted In Morals Case
NotesStanley Balcerzak
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationMicrofilm - Reference Desk
History #Elkhart Truth Collection
DateFeb 02, 1962
SubjectsCrime, Human Trafficking, Prostitution, Slavery

ID37490
Title of ArticleHenry Ward Beecher Spoke Here
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationMicrofilm - Reference Desk
Picture Captionphoto of John McNaughton
DateDecember 18, 1946
SubjectsBeecher, Henry Ward, McNaughton, John, Slavery