1843: Fredrick Douglass Visited Indiana Cities
Douglass attended several abolitionist meetings in Indiana during 1843. The Richmond meeting turned violent and Douglass was egged. A week later, he spoke in Pendleton; again, a mob attacked. Douglass barely escaped from Pendleton with his life.
Cited by: Thornbrough, E. L. (1985). The Negro in Indiana Before 1900: A Study of a Minority. Indianapolis, IN: Indiana Historical Bureau.