Honoring Nathaniel Morgan: A Reverent Commemoration of Dubuque's Past
Shalom Spiritual Center Chapel Hosts Community Gathering to Remember Nathaniel Morgan, a Freed Slave Lynched in 1840
DUBUQUE, Iowa – On the evening of September 6, 2023, a poignant and reflective gathering unfolded at the Shalom Spiritual Center Chapel in Dubuque. The occasion was the Nathaniel Morgan Memorial and Ritual, an event that profoundly honored the memory of Nathaniel Morgan, a freed slave who tragically fell victim to a brutal lynching in Dubuque on the same date in 1840.
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