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27 lut 2018 · African Americans in Cincinnati have played a vital role in the history of the Queen City. Their struggles for racial equality, social justice, and economic opportunities have taken place and continue to take place in the city’s streets, homes, churches, schools, governments, and workplaces.
2 paź 2024 · Significant milestones mark Cincinnati’s Black history. The Underground Railroad, a network of safe houses and routes, helped many enslaved people find freedom in the city. The Black Brigade, an all-Black Union regiment formed during the Civil War, played a crucial role in defending Cincinnati.
20 lut 2023 · A significant influx of free African Americans, newly freed slaves, and escaped slaves found Cincinnati appealing. This means there are Cincinnati Black historic sites everyone living in or visiting the city should see. Everyone can delve into rich African American history.
Formed in 2022 Cincinnati Preservation’s Sites of Black History initiative increases awareness and the preservation of sites and structures that tell the story of the Black experience in Greater Cincinnati.
Cincinnati Sites and Stories is a free mobile app that puts Cincinnati history at your fingertips. Developed by Cincinnati Preservation, Cincinnati Sites and Stories lets you explore the people, places, and moments that have shaped the city’s history. Learn about the region through layered, map-based, multimedia presentations, use social ...
11 lut 2020 · Here are just a few examples of 19th century Black Cincinnatians we should all know: Reverend Benjamin W. Arnett is most noted for his achievements in the Ohio state legislature where he was instrumental in repealing Ohio’s Black Laws in 1887, which led to the desegregation of schools in Ohio.
6 lut 2019 · The book chronicles the city’s history from the African-American perspective and profiles prominent black citizens of the day. For nearly a century, the book was the only history...
