"Not too many cars that meet that description is driving in the Pecatonica River," the sheriff said. Owens' son, Tom Owens, told WIFR that his father and Hawley were friends and business partners. As a police officer in Rockford, which is include...
The slave auction was the epitome of slavery's dehumanization. Enslaved people were sold to the person who bid the most money, and family members were often split-up.READ MORE: Married Enslaved People Often Faced Wrenching Separations Broadside advertising an auction outside of Brooke and Hubbard ...