All Stories: 222 All Featured Tags Sort by: Title Date Added Filed Under Sites of African American History… Gordon HotelFamous as a Green Book site, this building was one of the few hotels in Cincinnati that offered rooms for black travelers during Jim Crow. By Geoff Sutton View Story — Show on Map Filed Under Sites of African American History… Washington TerraceLow-cost housing constructed during the early 20th century. By Geoff Sutton View Story — Show on Map Filed Under Sites of African American History… Bryant's Snack Shop & Barbeque By Carrie Rhodus View Story — Show on Map Filed Under Sites of African American History… Green Book Sites in Cincinnati By JoAnne Morse View Story 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… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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 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 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 Robert HarlanLarger-than-life politician By Chris Hanlin View Story — Show on Map Filed Under Sites of African American History… Gravesite of Powhatan BeatyRecipient of the Medal of Honor 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 Bishop Mary Bell MackFounder of a Spiritualist church By Chris Hanlin View Story — Show on Map Filed Under Environment The Hillside Trust Stern PreserveOne of the first properties ever acquired by The Hillside Trust By Eric Russo View Story — Show on Map Previous Next
Filed Under Sites of African American History… Gordon HotelFamous as a Green Book site, this building was one of the few hotels in Cincinnati that offered rooms for black travelers during Jim Crow. By Geoff Sutton View Story — Show on Map
Filed Under Sites of African American History… Washington TerraceLow-cost housing constructed during the early 20th century. By Geoff Sutton View Story — Show on Map
Filed Under Sites of African American History… Bryant's Snack Shop & Barbeque By Carrie Rhodus View Story — Show on Map
Filed Under Sites of African American History… Green Book Sites in Cincinnati By JoAnne Morse View Story
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… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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 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 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 Robert HarlanLarger-than-life politician By Chris Hanlin View Story — Show on Map
Filed Under Sites of African American History… Gravesite of Powhatan BeatyRecipient of the Medal of Honor 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 Bishop Mary Bell MackFounder of a Spiritualist church By Chris Hanlin View Story — Show on Map
Filed Under Environment The Hillside Trust Stern PreserveOne of the first properties ever acquired by The Hillside Trust By Eric Russo View Story — Show on Map