Comments on: Slavery in Indiana http://www.lanterntorch.com/afterthought/463/slavery-in-indiana/ Creative Illumination Wed, 07 Jan 2009 12:05:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Terry Basham http://www.lanterntorch.com/afterthought/463/slavery-in-indiana/#comment-13328 Terry Basham Thu, 22 Mar 2007 22:42:37 +0000 http://www.lanterntorch.com/afterthought/463/slavery-in-indiana/#comment-13328 Even though the Indiana Code or Law at the time prohibited it tresidents of several of indiana's counties had slaves and actively bought and traded slaves. Considering that the state laws may have been the official political position of the general assembly many of the county officials on the local levels ignored the edicts in favor of their constituencies who were pro-slavery and were related to the rich tobacco interests from kentucky as well as those wanting to escape having to pay for labor. Many of those slaves never knew that they were in Indiana due to the fact that they were kept by slave owners who prohibited them from learning , schooling or teaching . and when one or more made complaints to local law enforcement personnel eg. sheriff's J.P.'s and or Commisioners they were severely punished by beatings and torturous mistreatment. Their is even some speculation that 2 general assembly members in 1866 still owned slaves in vanderburgh county, and in switzerland county. Even though the Indiana Code or Law at the time prohibited it tresidents of several of indiana’s counties had slaves and actively bought and traded slaves. Considering that the state laws may have been the official political position of the general assembly many of the county officials on the local levels ignored the edicts in favor of their constituencies who were pro-slavery and were related to the rich tobacco interests from kentucky as well as those wanting to escape having to pay for labor. Many of those slaves never knew that they were in Indiana due to the fact that they were kept by slave owners who prohibited them from learning , schooling or teaching . and when one or more made complaints to local law enforcement personnel eg. sheriff’s J.P.’s and or Commisioners they were severely punished by beatings and torturous mistreatment. Their is even some speculation that 2 general assembly members in 1866 still owned slaves in vanderburgh county, and in switzerland county.

]]> By: musicalchef http://www.lanterntorch.com/afterthought/463/slavery-in-indiana/#comment-10498 musicalchef Sun, 11 Feb 2007 22:24:39 +0000 http://www.lanterntorch.com/afterthought/463/slavery-in-indiana/#comment-10498 I'm from Indiana too, and this is very sad. Now how about them Colts! I’m from Indiana too, and this is very sad.

Now how about them Colts!

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