Hennepin History Museum’s new exhibit centers Eliza Winston, whose 1860 court victory made her the first person to legally secure freedom in Minnesota, while confronting the state’s quiet complicity in slavery.
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Eliza Winston Exhibit Honors Minnesota’s Hidden History of Courage and Resistance
The Hennepin History Museum’s new exhibit, “Winston: A Woman’s Fight for Freedom in Minnesota,” spotlights Eliza Winston—the enslaved woman who won her freedom in an 1860 Minneapolis courtroom. Rare documents, artifacts, and new art reveal Minnesota’s hidden history of courage and resistance.