Cincinnati Civil War Round Table – Lessons from the CW Centennial

By Kristina, posted on February 3rd, 2010.

[ February 18, 2010; 7:15 pm to 9:00 pm. ] It is an honor and a pleasure that Cincinnati Civil War Round Table member Kris Teters returns to the podium after being away from our group for several years.

As part of the nationwide effort to commemorate the Civil War Centennial (1961-1965), the Alabama Civil War Centennial Commission was created in 1959. With historian Albert B. [...]

Akron Art Museum: Jacob Lawrence’s “The Legend of John Brown”

By Kristina, posted on January 20th, 2010.

[ October 16, 2009 to February 14, 2010. ] The Akron Art Museum is presenting selections from Jacob Lawrence’s celebrated screen prints in “The Legend of John Brown” until February 14, 2010.

Location: Akron Art Museum, One South High, Akron, OH 44308

This fall marks the 150th anniversaries of John Brown’s anti-slavery raid on Harper’s Ferry, Virginia, and his December 2, 1859 execution. To commemorate this [...]

Cincinnati Open House Event: Harriet Beecher Stowe House

By Kristina, posted on January 7th, 2010.

[ January 17, 2010; 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm. ] Open House Event honoring volunteer work at the Harriet Beecher Stowe House, author of Uncle Tom’s Cabin. The House was also the home of General James Beecher, a Civil War general who commanded the first African-American troops from the South.

Harriet Beecher Stowe House
2950 Gilbert Ave.
Cincinnati, OH 45206
513-751-0651

http://www.harrietbeecherstowehouse.org

Oberlin Heritage Center Presentation: Black Ohioans and the Civil War

By Kristina, posted on November 23rd, 2009.

[ December 8, 2009; 7:15 pm to 8:30 pm. ] “Oberlin’s Sable Arm: Black Ohioans and the Civil War”

Dr. Kelly D. Selby, a Walsh University assistant professor of history, discusses Oberlin-area African-Americans’ participation in the war and the effect that their service had on their lives when they returned home. The illustrated presentation takes place at Kendal at Oberlin’s Heiser Auditorium (600 Kendal Drive) and [...]

1835: Oberlin College Admits the first African American

By mepps, posted on October 6th, 2009.

Oberlin College was the first college to admit women and, in 1835, was the first college to admit African American students. While some southern states were outlawing teaching African Americans to read and write, Oberlin College was graduating both male and female black students with bachelor’s degrees. One such student to graduate from Oberlin College [...]