Liberty at Stake Mini-Documentary and Discussion

Name: Liberty at Stake Mini-Documentary and Discussion
Start: 2026-07-29T19:00:00-05:00
End: 2026-07-29T20:30:00-05:00
Location: Pablo Center at the Confluence

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Wed, Jul 29, 2026

7 PM – 8:30 PM CDT (GMT-5)

Pablo Center at the Confluence

128 Graham Ave, Eau Claire, WI 54720, United States

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Help us celebrate America's 250th anniversary with a special screening and discussion of Liberty at Stake: The Joshua Glover Story on Wednesday, July 29, 2026, at 7:00 PM at the Pablo Center at the Confluence. This compelling mini-documentary examines the remarkable story of Joshua Glover, whose arrest under the Fugitive Slave Act sparked a major constitutional and political conflict in Wisconsin and helped shape national debates over slavery, liberty, and federal authority in the years leading up to the Civil War. Following the screening, audience members will have the opportunity to participate in a discussion with the filmmakers and guest scholars. General admission tickets are free but required. This event is co-sponsored by Liberty at Stake Productions and the Chippewa Valley Museum.

https://www.pablocenter.org

Where

Pablo Center at the Confluence

128 Graham Ave, Eau Claire, WI 54720, United States

Speakers

Michael Jahr

https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaeljahr/

Director and producer of Liberty at Stake: The Joshua Glover Story. The documentary will tell the story of how the arrest and rescue of a fugitive slave in 1854 was a catalyst for historic national events.

Robert Baker

American historian and historical writer focused on the rule of law and the quest for justice from the Atlantic world of the seventeenth century through modern times. He is the author of, The Rescue of Joshua Glover: A Fugitive Slave, the Constitution, and the Coming of the Civil War.

Diana Schaub

Professor Emerita of Political Science at Loyola University Maryland and a nationally recognized scholar of Frederick Douglass, Abraham Lincoln, and the constitutional and political challenges of the Civil War era.

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