State Historical Society of Iowa

Iowa History 101: The Fullest Rights in Iowa: Emma Coger & the Desegregation of Steam Travel on Iowa Waterways

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Iowa History 101 Series
Thursday, October 26, 2023 - 12:00 to 1:00pm
Zoom
600 E Locust Street, Des Moines, IA

Register to join the State Historical Society of Iowa for a 60-minute online learning series to learn how the daughter of an enslaved woman successfully fought segregation on steamboats on the Mississippi River. Presented in partnership with the Iowa Civil Rights Commission. 

The Iowa History 101 webinars share Iowa stories and the history of the state through a cultural history lens on the second and fourth Thursdays of each month. Registration is required for each event.

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