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New song: "In Wisconsin in 1854 (Song for Joshua Glover)"

Authorities in the state of Wisconsin only tried to enforce the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 once.  But before they had a chance to hold a trial in Milwaukee, thousands of local people on horseback descended upon the jail and freed Joshua Glover from his captors, making sure he got to Canada, rath ...

"In Wisconsin in 1854 (Song for Joshua Glover)" REMIX

Chet Gardiner has improved the sound and added some very tasty instrumentation to this song I wrote and recorded in my living room last week. The song is about one of so many historical events that could, if they were much better known, have a real impact on the outlook of so many people, about ...

Is The Democrat Party Racist?

Democrat Senator, Jefferson Davis from Mississippi, became the President of the Confederacy. He stated: “African slavery, as it exists in the United States, is a moral, a social, and a political blessing.” Southern Democrats passed ALL the Black Code Laws, also called the "Jim Crow Laws", refer ...

Joshua Glover: Freedom Found

In the mid-1850's a young man named Joshua Glover was a slave in Missouri. He would escape, and settle in Wisconsin - only to be recaptured, freed by an abolitionist mob, and escape again to Canada once and for all. His story caused a clash between federal and state courts, and helped spark the ...

Episode 86: Joshua Glover's Freedom — with Michael Jahr

On episode 86, Charles talks to Michael Jahr about his upcoming documentary movie, Liberty at Stake, which is about the escape from slavery of Joshua Glover in 1854, the abolitionist activism of the people of Wisconsin, and the subsequent founding of the Republican Party. Then Charles talks to D ...

WTMJ Conversations: Filmmaker Michael Jahr Tells the Story of Joshua Glover, an Escaped Slave Whose Kidnapping in Milwaukee Led to the Formation of the Republican Party

In 1854, a runaway slave named Joshua Glover made his way to the free state of Wisconsin.  He was pursued by slave hunters and abducted in the middle of the night in Racine, leading to a group of over 5,000 people from Milwaukee and Racine coming together free Joshua from his imprisonment. Today ...

The Escape That Sparked a Movement: Joshua Glover’s Fight for Freedom

What happens when a community refuses to accept injustice—even when it’s backed by federal law? In this powerful episode of American Potential, host David From sits down with Michael Jahr, a seasoned communicator and first-time filmmaker, to share the incredible true story of Joshua Glover—a ma ...

Wisconsin's Underground Railroad | Joshua Glover

Send us Fan Mail Explore the story of Joshua Glover, and learn how with the help of the citizens of Wisconsin he was broken out of jail and escaped to freedom in Canada. Find more programs at https://www.milwaukeepbs.org/stream

When a State Refused to Return Escaped Slaves: Ableman V Booth

In 1854, thousands of people stormed a federal jail in Milwaukee to free an escaped slave. What followed became one of the most explosive constitutional battles in American history. This video tells the story of Joshua Glover, Sherman Booth, the Wisconsin Supreme Court, and the legal war that br ...