by Naiya Patel-Kapka | Apr 9, 2026 | Civil Rights in the 20th Century, History Highlights
The Northern Ohio Telephone Company Picket of 1963 The 1960s in the United States were years of great social change and heightened awareness of inequality. Despite slavery having ended nearly 100 years prior, African Americans were still treated unfairly socially,...
by Naiya Patel-Kapka | Apr 9, 2026 | Civil Rights in the 20th Century, History Highlights
Citizens vs. The City: Reexamining the Events of May 8, 1970 On May 4, 1970, members of the Ohio National Guard opened fire on students protesting the Vietnam War at Kent State University, killing four. In the days that followed, college towns across the United States...
by Naiya Patel-Kapka | Apr 9, 2026 | Civil Rights in the 20th Century, History Highlights
Integrating Oberlin’s Barber Shops, 1944-45 By Mary Manning, Ph.D., 2015-16 Local History Corps AmeriCorps Member Examining the history of Oberlin’s barber shops means addressing a situation in which overt discrimination was standard practice, far into the twentieth...
by Liz Schultz | Feb 17, 2025 | Civil Rights in the 20th Century
Discrimination at the Oberlin Bowling Alleys: Racial Discrimination through “Morality Rhetoric in 1934 by Cal Ransom In the early months of 1934, Oberlin Bowling Alleys, recently opened, was sued for racial discrimination. Three young black townspeople, Harry...
by communications@oberlinheritage.org | Jan 8, 2025 | Civil Rights in the 20th Century, History Highlights
On May 4, 1970, members of the Ohio National Guard opened fire on students protesting the Vietnam War at Kent State University, killing four. In the days that followed, college towns across the United States and especially in Ohio were on edge. They worried that...
by communications@oberlinheritage.org | Feb 25, 2016 | Civil Rights in the 20th Century
By Mary Manning, Ph.D., 2015-16 Local History Corps AmeriCorps Member Examining the history of Oberlin’s barber shops means addressing a situation in which overt discrimination was standard practice, far into the twentieth century and throughout the United States. In...
