![]() ![]() From 1824 to 1848, Lockwood served on the Illinois Supreme Court where he led the fight against slavery in Illinois. The Kane County Anti-Slavery Society appealed to every kind of abolitionist concerned with racial equality including Judge Samuel Lockwood who eventually moved to Batavia in 1853. In July of 1842, concerned citizens met at the Presbyterian Church in Batavia (today’s Congregational Church of Batavia) to form the Kane County Anti-Slavery Society. Either through providing stops on the Underground Railroad or allowing Black families to live and work without fear of being turned in to the bounty hunters who combed the area looking to return former slaves to their owners, Batavia was supportive to its new Black residents.īatavia also became the home of an important abolitionist movement. ![]() Kane County and Batavia history notes that Batavia has provided a relatively safe haven for Black individuals. Throughout February we’ll highlight a few of Batavia’s Black settlers. Three Black families were recorded in the 1860 U.S. Batavia has a history of welcoming people from all over the world, and that includes Black individuals and families who found their way here from the south, either as freedmen or runaway slaves. ![]()
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