Statehouse sculptures offer glimpse into Indiana’s rich, complicated past

Apr. 9—With the 2024 legislative session ended and the lawmakers gone home, the Indiana Statehouse's more permanent residents have been left behind to contemplate the histories that brought them to these twilit marble halls. Some 20 commemorative statues are on display in and around the Statehouse: A pro-slavery governor whose brother-in-law was executed with John Brown at Harpers Ferry. A …