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T. Thomas Fortune's National Afro-American League was formed in 1890 and held national and state-level meetings throughout the 1890s. From 1896 to 1914, W. E. B. Du Bois held an annual conference at Atlanta University of national importance.
To honor the contributions Africans have made to central Ohio, city leaders hosted Africa Day with performances, art and panel discussion. Columbus highlights unity, culture and continued ...
Columbus Africentric Early College is a public high school in Columbus, Ohio. It is a part of Columbus City Schools . The school's previous name, Mohawk Middle School, was changed in the late 1990s, to allow the school not only separation from its original status, but also to expand it into a large school.
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).
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The Columbus Challenger: 1963 [36] 1975 [36] Monthly (irregular) newspaper [36] LCCN sn84024220, sn84024980; OCLC 11271910, 11441015; Columbus: The Free American: 1887 [5] 1888 [37] Weekly [37] LCCN sn85042465; OCLC 2611051, 12497479; Columbus' first African American newspaper since the Palladium of Liberty. [38] Columbus: The Lamp: 1994 [39 ...
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The concept of a national museum dedicated to African American history and culture can be traced back to the second decade of the 20th century. In 1915, African American veterans of the Union Army met in Washington, D.C., for a reunion and parade. Frustrated with the racial discrimination they still faced, the veterans formed a committee to ...