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After working in field community service positions in Ohio, West Virginia and other states, in 1925, Oxley was appointed in North Carolina as Director of the new Division of Work Among Negroes, a branch of the State Board of Charities and Public Welfare. The division was "the first of its kind in the nation" and due to Oxely's success in ...
This is a list of African American newspapers that have been published in the state of Ohio. The history of African American publishing in Ohio is longer than in many Midwestern states, beginning well before the Civil War. In 1843, the Palladium of Liberty became Ohio's first African American newspaper. [1]
Robert A. Pinn (1879): [37] [38] First African American lawyer in Massillon County, Ohio and Stark County, Ohio [39] Clay E. Hunter: [45] First African American male judge in Stark County, Ohio (upon his appointment to the Canton Municipal Court in 1962) Kyle L. Stone (2021): [46] First African-American elected prosecutor in Stark County, Ohio
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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 .
The Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs, and Administration (NASPAA) is a Washington, D.C.–based non-profit organization.It is an international association and accreditation body of public affairs schools also known as schools of public policy and administration at universities in the United States and abroad.
Pi Alpha Alpha (ΠΑΑ or PAA) is the national honor society for students of public administration. It is administered by the National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration in the United States. The organization was formed to promote excellence in the study and practice of public administration and public affairs.
The Ohio Legislative Black Caucus was founded in 1967 by African American state legislators under the leadership of State Representative C.J. McLin of Dayton, Ohio. At that time, the organization was known as BEDO (Black Elected Democrats of Ohio).