Stories in "Sites of African American History in Greater Cincinnati": 155 All Featured Tags Sort by: Title Date Added Filed Under Sites of African American History… The Tragic Story of Margaret GarnerAn enslaved Black woman and her family's fight short-lived fight to freedom in Cincinnati. By Deqah Hussein-Wetzel View Story | Show on Map Filed Under Sites of African American History… Ku-Klux KlothesMen’s clothing store in Cincinnati, 1920-1921 By Chris Hanlin View Story | Show on Map Filed Under Sites of African American History… Gravesite of Eva Alexander “Princess Sotanki” BristerFirst Black woman lion tamer in America By Chris Hanlin View Story | Show on Map Filed Under Sites of African American History… Avondale NeighborhoodA neighborhood with a rich Black and Jewish history. By Deqah Hussein-Wetzel View Story Filed Under Sites of African American History… Gravesite of Bishop Mary Bell MackFounder of a Spiritualist church By Chris Hanlin View Story | Show on Map Filed Under Sites of African American History… Gravesite of Samuel D. HollandThe most elegant monument in Union Baptist Cemetery By Chris Hanlin View Story | Show on Map Filed Under Sites of African American History… Gravesite of Powhatan BeatyRecipient of the Congressional Medal of Honor By Chris Hanlin View Story | Show on Map Filed Under Sites of African American History… Gravesite of Robert HarlanLarger-than-life politician By Chris Hanlin View Story | Show on Map Filed Under Sites of African American History… Gravesite of Wallace "Bud" SmithLightweight Boxing Champion of the World By Chris Hanlin View Story | Show on Map Filed Under Sites of African American History… Gravesite of Adeline McMicken RollinsMixed-race daughter of Charles McMicken, who endowed the University of Cincinnati By Chris Hanlin View Story | Show on Map Filed Under Sites of African American History… Gravesite of Myron "Tiny" BradshawRhythm-and-blues bandleader, singer, pianist, and composer By Chris Hanlin View Story | Show on Map Filed Under Sites of African American History… Gravesite of the Fossett FamilyA remarkable family journey from slavery to freedom. By Chris Hanlin View Story | Show on Map Filed Under Sites of African American History… Escape of the 28 in CincinnatiThe story of an undercover operation at Wesleyan Cemetery that led to the escape of 28 enslaved men, women, and children along Hamilton Avenue's road to freedom. By Betty Ann Smiddy & Diana Porter View Story | Show on Map Filed Under Sites of African American History… Black Women on Lincoln Avenue in the 1870sBy looking at US Census data from 1870 and 1880, we can better understand the people who lived on what became Lincoln Avenue in 1877. By Geoff Sutton View Story Filed Under Sites of African American History… Robert GordonRobert Gordon, a Black man who lived in Cincinnati from about 1847 through his death in 1884, was a businessman, entrepreneur, and philanthropy. By Excerpt by Cincinnati Preservation Association adapted from original article by Geoff Sutton View Story Filed Under Sites of African American History… Sarah Mayrant Walker FossettA Black woman who built an empire, changed society, and fostered community. By Sean E. Andres View Story | Show on Map Filed Under Sites of African American History… Frederick Douglass School LibrarySince the nineteenth century, the Cincinnati Public Library provided service in the district’s school buildings. Douglass was no different; it housed a small library for the use of its students. By Geoff Sutton View Story Filed Under Sites of African American History… Green Book Sites in Cincinnati By JoAnne Morse View Story Previous Next
Filed Under Sites of African American History… The Tragic Story of Margaret GarnerAn enslaved Black woman and her family's fight short-lived fight to freedom in Cincinnati. By Deqah Hussein-Wetzel View Story | Show on Map
Filed Under Sites of African American History… Ku-Klux KlothesMen’s clothing store in Cincinnati, 1920-1921 By Chris Hanlin View Story | Show on Map
Filed Under Sites of African American History… Gravesite of Eva Alexander “Princess Sotanki” BristerFirst Black woman lion tamer in America By Chris Hanlin View Story | Show on Map
Filed Under Sites of African American History… Avondale NeighborhoodA neighborhood with a rich Black and Jewish history. By Deqah Hussein-Wetzel View Story
Filed Under Sites of African American History… Gravesite of Bishop Mary Bell MackFounder of a Spiritualist church By Chris Hanlin View Story | Show on Map
Filed Under Sites of African American History… Gravesite of Samuel D. HollandThe most elegant monument in Union Baptist Cemetery By Chris Hanlin View Story | Show on Map
Filed Under Sites of African American History… Gravesite of Powhatan BeatyRecipient of the Congressional Medal of Honor By Chris Hanlin View Story | Show on Map
Filed Under Sites of African American History… Gravesite of Robert HarlanLarger-than-life politician By Chris Hanlin View Story | Show on Map
Filed Under Sites of African American History… Gravesite of Wallace "Bud" SmithLightweight Boxing Champion of the World By Chris Hanlin View Story | Show on Map
Filed Under Sites of African American History… Gravesite of Adeline McMicken RollinsMixed-race daughter of Charles McMicken, who endowed the University of Cincinnati By Chris Hanlin View Story | Show on Map
Filed Under Sites of African American History… Gravesite of Myron "Tiny" BradshawRhythm-and-blues bandleader, singer, pianist, and composer By Chris Hanlin View Story | Show on Map
Filed Under Sites of African American History… Gravesite of the Fossett FamilyA remarkable family journey from slavery to freedom. By Chris Hanlin View Story | Show on Map
Filed Under Sites of African American History… Escape of the 28 in CincinnatiThe story of an undercover operation at Wesleyan Cemetery that led to the escape of 28 enslaved men, women, and children along Hamilton Avenue's road to freedom. By Betty Ann Smiddy & Diana Porter View Story | Show on Map
Filed Under Sites of African American History… Black Women on Lincoln Avenue in the 1870sBy looking at US Census data from 1870 and 1880, we can better understand the people who lived on what became Lincoln Avenue in 1877. By Geoff Sutton View Story
Filed Under Sites of African American History… Robert GordonRobert Gordon, a Black man who lived in Cincinnati from about 1847 through his death in 1884, was a businessman, entrepreneur, and philanthropy. By Excerpt by Cincinnati Preservation Association adapted from original article by Geoff Sutton View Story
Filed Under Sites of African American History… Sarah Mayrant Walker FossettA Black woman who built an empire, changed society, and fostered community. By Sean E. Andres View Story | Show on Map
Filed Under Sites of African American History… Frederick Douglass School LibrarySince the nineteenth century, the Cincinnati Public Library provided service in the district’s school buildings. Douglass was no different; it housed a small library for the use of its students. By Geoff Sutton View Story
Filed Under Sites of African American History… Green Book Sites in Cincinnati By JoAnne Morse View Story