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"Shall a man be dragged back to Slavery from our Free Land, without an open trial of his right to Liberty?" (From a handbill circulated in Milwaukee on March 11, 1854) In Finding Independence, Ruby Western world Jackson and Walter T. McDonald provide listeners with the first narrative account of the life span of Joshua Glover, the runaway slave who was simply famously cracked out of jail by thousands of Wisconsin abolitionists in 1854. Employing original research, the creators chronicle Glover's times as a slave in St. Louis, his violent catch and thrilling get away from in Milwaukee, his quest on the Underground Railroad, and his 33 years of freedom in rural Canada. While Jackson and McDonald display the way the catalytic "Glover incident" captured nationwide attention - pitting the pleased condition of Wisconsin contrary to the Supreme Court and adding fuel to the pre-Civil Battle fireplace - their key focus is on the ordinary citizens, both black and white, with whom Joshua Glover interacted. A bittersweet storyline of bravery and compassion, Finding Independence provides the first full picture of the person for whom so many fought, and around whom much background was made.
