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Who were the actors in a young woman's trial for her life? What can the connections between and among them reveal about race, gender, policing, and politics Civil War-era Louisville?

The questions explored in this exhibit are rooted in eleven documents pulled from the papers of two gubernatorial administrations and published by CWGK. Click the links below to explore the primary evidence about Caroline's life, imprisonment, and trial.

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