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Reflections of Black Life in Cleveland; Black Scientists and Inventors (Supported in part by NASA.) [4] The African Solar Village Outreach Project; In partnership with Green Energy Ohio the museum hosted an exhibit on the use of solar power in African Villages. The museum installed a solar panel on its roof.
Karamu House in the Fairfax neighborhood on the east side of Cleveland, Ohio, United States, is the oldest producing Black Theatre in the United States opening in 1915. [2] Many of Langston Hughes's plays were developed and premiered at the theater. [3]
A 2020 analysis found the city to be the most ethnically and racially diverse in Ohio. [11] Within Cleveland, the non-Hispanic white and Hispanic (of any race) populations are largely concentrated on the city's West Side, while the Black American population is largely concentrated on the East Side and the Asian population is mostly concentrated ...
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 .
Ohio portal; Subcategories. ... Pages in category "African-American history in Cleveland" The following 24 pages are in this category, out of 24 total.
A new Cleveland State University project revisits sites once featured in the "Green Book." The interactive website includes Stark County locations. Where did Black travelers stop in Stark years ago?
The 1848 Colored National Convention was a convention held by free black men as part of the Colored Conventions Movement. The convention was held from September 6 to September 8, 1848, in Cleveland, Ohio, at the courthouse. [1] The convention met to vote on 34 Resolutions. [1]
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]