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America at 250: Howard County & Beyond

HCHS Lecture Series

Aliff Henley

In this lecture series, we will explore the life and experiences of a woman born enslaved in Virginia before the Revolution who later was the first Black American to own land in Howard County, Indiana.

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Event Information

When: June 17, 6 PM

Where: Kresge Auditorium, IU Kokomo

All ages welcome

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Guest Speaker

Howard County Historian Gilbert Porter works with the Howard County Historical Alliance to revise and revitalize the area’s early history stories through public programs and scholarship. A U.S. Navy veteran and Indiana University Kokomo graduate, he has worked in organizational communications as both a practitioner and a teacher for more than four decades.