Abraham Lincoln was lawyer on Peoria-area Underground Railroad case
When John Randolph Scott and George Kern were indicted on charges of harboring escaped slaves, they had no less a lawyer than Abraham Lincoln.
Source: pekintimes.com
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When John Randolph Scott and George Kern were indicted on charges of harboring escaped slaves, they had no less a lawyer than Abraham Lincoln.
The third in a series of five public recognition events honoring Tazewell County's Underground Railroad conductor's will take place June 18.