@itsjillianrowe: Welcome back to Fuck Ass History: The Myth of the Free North. 🇺🇸 Part 4: ILLINOIS. Ah yes, the Land of Lincoln. A FREE state where Black people couldn’t vote, couldn’t testify against white people in court, and could be punished for gathering in groups of three or more to dance. And somehow, that’s not even the worst part. In 1853, Illinois passed a law that allowed authorities to fine free Black people simply for moving into the state. Couldn’t pay the fine? The sheriff could auction off your labor. Let me repeat that. A FREE state could force a FREE Black person into involuntary labor for the crime of trying to live there. But sure. Tell me more about how the North was this wonderful little paradise of freedom and equality. History is complicated. And sometimes it’s spectacularly fucked up. #FuckAssHistory #MythOfTheFreeNorth #DarkHistory #IllinoisHistory #AmericanHistory
Illinois was still doing something similar in the 90s - they used to break us up for walking in groups of 3 or more and called it "Mob Action".
2026-10-27 22:34:11
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strubedoo :
Knowing how many sun down towns there were in Illinois, this isn’t too surprising
2026-10-27 22:46:42
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Aileen💕 :
You should look up Pekin, IL😅
2026-10-27 22:33:08
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Desj 😅 :
If not Oregon than why Oregon shaped?
2026-10-27 22:13:17
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L.I.T.M :
How does this information help the present and future?
2026-10-27 23:32:41
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Honeycomb Inc :
Sounds like Professor Umbridge. “No groups”
2026-10-27 23:14:17
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LacedTV :
Literally prison with no walls
2026-10-27 21:43:51
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Todd B :
I'm pretty sure the lil town I'm from,Bowen IL, still has sundown laws on the books.
2026-10-27 23:08:12
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TanyaSue :
So many towns there are segregated and sundown towns unfortunately. It is also the boarder state of non free states and sadly many people of Illinois agrees with their neighboring states and the way they treated people.
2026-10-27 23:36:58
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pyefacee :
Yupppp that’s why Illinois is still racist and Chicago is extremely segregated to this this day
2026-10-27 22:55:27
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Addvance :
Thank you for sharing this
2026-10-27 23:48:40
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Katie T :
Please please do a video on Royal Lakes, Illinois
2026-10-27 22:32:31
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Thiz Iz Eazy :
we couldn't even ride 4 deep in the car in the 2000s without getting pulled over. 4th friend was just assed out and had to find another way to where we were going
2026-10-27 23:26:15
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Doom Scroller :
This is why I'm irritated to have Lincoln on my license plate
2026-10-28 00:00:09
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Brittini Hayes :
I got here early!!!! Hey Jilly ❤️
2026-10-27 22:14:53
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elledotloren🇺🇸 :
it's written on the dang wall of the monument
2026-10-27 22:30:08
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ExtinctBeipiaosaurus :
As an Illinoisan, I did not know this.
2026-10-27 22:32:40
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Jewels :
you bought me as a follower
2026-10-27 22:37:26
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Wheelchair Guy :
I am really enjoying these days. So much that I did not know
2026-10-27 22:39:40
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kia ❤️ :
I was waiting for this since yesterday being from Chicago I was very curious
2026-10-27 22:46:45
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James E. Williams :
You can’t make the crap up
2026-10-27 22:27:17
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GYVAN :
Oh the irony that the city of Chicago was founded by a mixed race black man from Haiti in the 1700s.
2026-10-27 20:53:05
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Ashley-Danielle 🍁 :
'The Black Laws' 😭
2026-10-27 20:53:05
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kenzwyl :
my town (in the SUBURBS) is known for a large k*k initiation that retaliated against black churches and burned crosses. like 50,000 of them in 1922 burned a church to the ground. and yes you can absolutely tell that’s the towns history….
2026-10-27 21:04:33
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