Iowa History 101: The Fullest Rights in Iowa: Emma Coger & the Desegregation of Steam Travel

Join the State Historical Society of Iowa for an online learning series that focuses on the past lives of Iowans. In this week's webinar, titled "The Fullest Rights in Iowa: Emma Coger & the Desegregation of Steam Travel on Iowa Waterways", State Curator Leo Landis and Jennifer Verhein from the Iowa Civil Rights Commission share how the daughter of an enslaved woman successfully fought segregation on steamboats on the Mississippi River.