Without her permission or knowledge, an Illinois woman’s photo and personal information had been posted on an escort-service website.
Author: Phil Luciano, Journal Star
She was the first Black person freed by Lincoln, long before his presidency. Her grave was paved over and her story hardly known.
Nance Legins-Costley’s final resting place is marked with no honor. Decades ago, her graveyard in Peoria, Illinois, was paved over with asphalt.