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Ohio was a destination for escaped African Americans slaves before the Civil War. In the early 1870s, the Society of Friends members actively helped former black slaves in their search of freedom. The state was important in the operation of the Underground Railroad .
Jennie Davis Porter (1879 – 3 July 1936) was an American educator. She was the first African-American to receive a PhD from the University of Cincinnati and became the first black female principal of a public school in Cincinnati. In 1989, she was posthumously inducted into the Ohio Women's Hall of Fame.
Pages in category "Historically segregated African-American schools in Ohio" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The History of African-American education deals with the public and private schools at all levels used by African Americans in the United States and for the related policies and debates. Black schools, also referred to as "Negro schools" and " colored schools ", were racially segregated schools in the United States that originated in the ...
By the mid-1960s, it was one of the most segregated cities in the United States, with most of its African American population living in the impoverished west side of the city, described by the Dayton Daily News as "a ghetto with neglected schools and discriminatory city services". [5] By 1966, the area had experienced several race-related riots.
Pages in category "Historically segregated African-American schools in the United States" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Ohio blacks could not vote, hold office, serve in the state militia, or serve jury duty. Blacks were not permitted in the public school system until 1848, when a law was passed that permitted communities to establish segregated schools. In 1837, black Ohioans met in a statewide convention seeking repeal of the Black Laws. [2]
Historically segregated African-American schools in Ohio (2 P) L. Lynching deaths in Ohio (4 P) S. Sundown towns in Ohio (6 P) Pages in category "History of racism in ...