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  2. Cincinnati riots of 1836 - Wikipedia

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    The Cincinnati riots of 1836 were caused by racial tensions at a time when African Americans, some of whom had escaped from slavery in the Southern United States, were competing with whites for jobs. The racial riots occurred in Cincinnati, Ohio , United States in April and July 1836 by a mob of whites against black residents. [ 1 ]

  3. The Philanthropist (Cincinnati, Ohio) - Wikipedia

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    The Philanthropist was an abolitionist newspaper printed in Cincinnati, Ohio, starting in 1836, edited by James G. Birney, and printed Achilles Pugh for the Ohio Anti-Slavery Society. Originally published at New Richmond, Ohio due to complications with Cincinnati mayor Samuel W. Davies, the paper moved to Cincinnati in April 1836 to resume ...

  4. List of riots in Cincinnati - Wikipedia

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    An Abolitionist from New York, James Gillespie Birney, was instrumental. [5] In January 1836 he set up the Cincinnati Weekly and Abolitionist, a newspaper sponsored by the Ohio Anti-Slavery Society. [6] The newspaper targeted slaveholders across the Ohio River in Kentucky with anti-slavery propaganda.

  5. History of Cincinnati - Wikipedia

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    Cincinnati was an important stop for the Underground Railroad in pre-Civil War times. It bordered a southern slave state, Kentucky, and is often mentioned as a destination for many people escaping the bonds of slavery. There are many harrowing stories involving abolitionists, runaways, slave traders and free men.

  6. National Underground Railroad Freedom Center - Wikipedia

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    The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center is a museum in downtown Cincinnati, Ohio, based on the history of the Underground Railroad.Opened in 2004, the center also pays tribute to all efforts to "abolish human enslavement and secure freedom for all people".

  7. Marius Robinson - Wikipedia

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    Marius Robinson (1806–1878) was an American minister, abolitionist, and newspaper editor [1] of the antislavery newspaper The Philanthropist and The Anti-Slavery Bugle.He helped establish a school for African Americans in Cincinnati, Ohio while attending Lane Seminary.

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  9. Ohio Anti-Slavery Society - Wikipedia

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    The Ohio Anti-Slavery Society was originally created as an auxiliary of the American Anti-Slavery Society. [2] Its first meeting took place in Putnam, Ohio, in April of 1835, [3] and gathered delegates from 25 counties, along with four corresponding members from other states, William T. Allan, James G. Birney, James A. Thome and Ebenezer Martin. [4]