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August First – the original “Juneteenth”

by communications@oberlinheritage.org | Jul 23, 2015 | Abolition

by Ron Gorman, Oberlin Heritage Center volunteer docent, researcher, and trustee July 23, 2015 In my last blog, I wrote about how Juneteenth became a national celebration of the end of slavery in the United States.  But before there was a Juneteenth, there was the...

The Secret Rooms of the Fitches

by communications@oberlinheritage.org | Oct 20, 2013 | Abolition

by Ron Gorman, Oberlin Heritage Center volunteer docent One of the most romanticized aspects of the Underground Railroad is the secret rooms and tunnels that were used to hide enslaved people seeking their freedom.  And naturally it would be expected that a staunchly...

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