Full DescriptionThe African American Experience in Ohio, 1850-1920 |
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| Title: | The African American Experience in Ohio, 1850-1920 |
| URL: |
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/award97/ohshtml/aaeohome.html 
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| Description: |
A selection of manuscript and printed text and images illuminating the history of black Ohio from 1850 to 1920, a story of slavery and freedom, segregation and integration, religion and politics, migrations and restrictions, harmony and discord, and struggles and successes. The selection illustrates several major themes: slavery, abolition, and the underground railroad; African Americans in politics and government; and African-American religion Digital collection of over 30,000 pages of manuscripts, printed text, and images from many separate Ohio collections presents the history of African Americans in Ohio from 1850 to 1920. Major topics include slavery, abolition, Underground Railroad, Civil War, African American politics and government, and African American religion. Collection is searchable by subject, medium, and/or keyword. |
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| Subjects: |
African Americans--Ohio--History--Sources. Ohio--History--Sources. Slavery--United States--Sources. African American civic leaders--Ohio. United States--Race relations. Ohio Historical Society. |
| DLF-specific Subjects: | American Culture |
| Geographic Coverage: | North America (continent) |
| Time Period: |
Early 20th Century (1901-1933) Late 19th Century (1868-1900) Middle 19th Century (1834-1867) Modern (1701-present) |
| Objects Represented: |
Books and pamphlets Photographs / slides / negatives Manuscripts |
| Format: |
image/jpeg image/tiff text/html |
| Interaction with Collection: |
Search Browse |
| Frequency of additions: | Irregularly |
| Alternative Access: |
http://dbs.ohiohistory.org/africanam/
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| Notes: |
Columbus, Ohio : Ohio Historical Society Began in 1998? |
| This Record Last Updated By: | khage@umich.edu |
| This Record Last Updated On: | 10/13/2007 3:57:40 PM |
| Hosting Institution: | Library of Congress |
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| Notes: | Selection from the collections of the Ohio Historical Society |
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