by communications@oberlinheritage.org | Apr 9, 2013 | Abolition
by Ron Gorman, Oberlin Heritage Center volunteer docent In my last blog entry, A Tale of Two Abolitionist Towns, I mentioned an Oberlin resident named Lewis Clarke (sometimes spelled Clark), who was born into slavery but eventually escaped, made his way north, and...
by communications@oberlinheritage.org | Dec 8, 2012 | Abolition
Earlier this Fall I had an opportunity to visit the little abolitionist town of Ripley, Ohio, on the banks of the Ohio River about 50 miles southeast of Cincinnati. As an avid history buff, this was a visit I really looked forward to. And as a docent on the Oberlin...
