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9780595717903: Profiles in Ohio History: A Legacy of African American Achievement
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ISBN 10: 059571790X ISBN 13: 9780595717903
Editorial: iUniverse, 2008

Sinopsis

Throughout the first one hundred and seventy-five-year history of the State of Ohio, many Ohio African American residents contributed significantly to Ohio and United States history. This book, which is divided into seven historical periods of Ohio and United States history, presents the lives and achievements of selected Ohio African American residents, including:

  • JAMES STEWART: Founder of the Wyandot Indian Mission, the first Methodist Mission in America
  • JOHN PARKER: Former slave, Conductor of the Underground Railroad, businessman, and inventor
  • THE BLACK BRIGADE OF CINCINNATI: African American defenders of Cincinnati during the Civil War
  • GARRETT MORGAN: Inventor, businessman, and newspaper publisher
  • JOHN MERCER LANGSTON: Former Slave and the first African American elected to public office in the United States
  • CHARLES YOUNG: The highest ranking Army officer during World War I
  • HARRISON DILLARD: The only person to win an Olympic gold medal in both the one hundred meter dash and the one hundred and ten meter high hurdles

This book also provides the reader with: information regarding the historical periods in which those profiled lived; a detailed chronological list of dates and events, and several Ohio landmarks relative to the African American experience in Ohio.

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Throughout the first one hundred and seventy-five-year history of the State of Ohio, many Ohio African American residents contributed significantly to Ohio and United States history. This book, which is divided into seven historical periods of Ohio and United States history, presents the lives and achievements of selected Ohio African American residents, including:

  • JAMES STEWART: Founder of the Wyandot Indian Mission, the first Methodist Mission in America
  • JOHN PARKER: Former slave, Conductor of the Underground Railroad, businessman, and inventor
  • THE BLACK BRIGADE OF CINCINNATI: African American defenders of Cincinnati during the Civil War
  • GARRETT MORGAN: Inventor, businessman, and newspaper publisher
  • JOHN MERCER LANGSTON: Former Slave and the first African American elected to public office in the United States
  • CHARLES YOUNG: The highest ranking Army officer during World War I
  • HARRISON DILLARD: The only person to win an Olympic gold medal in both the one hundred meter dash and the one hundred and ten meter high hurdles

This book also provides the reader with: information regarding the historical periods in which those profiled lived; a detailed chronological list of dates and events, and several Ohio landmarks relative to the African American experience in Ohio.

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Editorial
iUniverse
Año de publicación
2008
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
059571790X
ISBN 13 
9780595717903
Encuadernación
Tapa dura
Número de páginas
168
Contacto del fabricante
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