Thu, April 30, 2026
6:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Arthur C. Johnson Auditorium, Ohio History Center
Civil Rights and Civil Wrongs: The Fight for Freedom and Democracy in Ohio.
Abstract: This lecture challenges the familiar story that places the civil rights movement in the South and centers it on a few national leaders. Focusing on Ohio, it examines how the state constructed its own color line—and how African Americans fought to dismantle it, from abolitionist organizing in Akron to struggles for police accountability in Cincinnati. By uncovering this longer history, the talk highlights why fighting for freedom and democracy in Ohio still matters today.
Registration for Spring Lecture at Ohio History Connection- Thursday April 30, 2026 – Fill out form
Sponsored by the Ohio History Connection and the Ohio State University Department of History Clio Society