Black Hawk and the Black Hawk War—April and May 1832

What do men like Abraham Lincoln, Jefferson Davis, Zachary Taylor, Winfield Scott, Albert Sidney Johnston, Robert Anderson and Andrew Jackson all have in common? They all participated in the Black Hawk War! Everyone knows about the Trail of Tears and the Jacksonian Indian Removal Policy, but few know of one man's struggle to lead his nation and people back to their land. That man was Black Hawk.

Today we feature two videos. The first covers the month of April [16 minutes], and the second the month of May 1832 [28 minutes]

This is an important part of Rock Island’s history. We’re sure you will enjoy learning more about this early time when white settlers were moving into this area, land which was once the home of the Sauk and Fox nations.