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Akron Riot 1968 - Police Station
Riots; Riot of 1968; Race Relations; Akron; Police; African-Americans;
A group of unidentified police officers and African American men at the police station after being arrested during the 1968 Riot in Akron, Ohio.
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Akron Riot 1968 - Wooster Ave
Riots; Riot of 1968; Race Relations; Akron; Wooster Avenue; African-Americans; Sparkle Market; Churches;
Unidentified African American men and women on Wooster Avenue during the 1968 Riot in Akron, Ohio.
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Akron Riot 1968 - Arrest
Riots; Riot of 1968; Race Relations; Akron; Wooster Avenue; African-Americans; Police;
Police arresting several African American men during the 1968 Riot on Wooster Avenue in Akron, Ohio.
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Akron Riot 1968 - Men
Riots; Riot of 1968; Race Relations; Akron; Wooster Avenue; African-Americans;
Two unidentified African American men standing beside an abandoned shop on Wooster Avenue during the 1968 Riot in Akron, Ohio.
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Akron Riot 1968 - Confrontation
Riots; Riot of 1968; Race Relations; Akron; Wooster Avenue; African-Americans; Ohio National Guard;
A confrontation between an unidentified African American man and an Ohio National Guard soldier on Wooster Avenue during the 1968 Riot in Akron, Ohio.
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Akron Riot 1968 - Youth
Riots; Riot of 1968; Race Relations; Akron; Wooster Avenue; African-Americans; Churches; Businesses;
A group of African American youth on Wooster Avenue during the 1968 Riot in Akron, Ohio.
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Akron Riot 1968 - Youth
Riots; Riot of 1968; Race Relations; Akron; Wooster Avenue; African-Americans; Youth;
Unidentified African American youth walking down [Wooster Avenue] during the 1968 Riot in Akron, Ohio.
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Akron Riot 1968 - Youth
Riots; Riot of 1968; Race Relations; Akron; Wooster Avenue; African-Americans; Police;
Police Officers confronting a group of African American youth on Wooster Avenue during the 1968 Riot in Akron, Ohio.
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Akron Riot 1968 - Stand-off
Riots; Riot of 1968; Race Relations; Akron; Arlington Street; Baird Street; African-Americans; Police;
Police Officers and African American men standing at the corner of S. Arlington Street and Baird Street during the 1968 Riot in Akron, Ohio.
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Akron Riot 1968 - National Guard
Riots; Riot of 1968; Race Relations; Akron; Wooster Avenue; African-Americans; Ohio National Guard
An African American family watches several Ohio National Guard troops walk down [Wooster Avenue] during the 1968 Riot in Akron, Ohio.
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Akron Riot 1968 - Arrest
Riots; Riot of 1968; Race Relations; Akron; Wooster Avenue; African-Americans; Police;
Police arresting several African American men during the 1968 Riot on Wooster Avenue in Akron, Ohio.
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John Brown
Race Relations; African-Americans; Harpers Ferry; Art; Artists;
A reproduction of a drawing of John Brown. This dramatic drawing, made by John Steuart Curry, depicts John Brown more as a character from the Old Testament than a figure from American history.
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John Brown
Race Relations; African-Americans; Akron; Hudson; Kent; Pennsylvania; New York; Kansas; Virginia; Harpers Ferry; Portraits;
A reproduction of a portrait of John Brown (May 9, 1800 - December 2, 1859). John Brown was a famous American abolitionist. John Brown was born in Torrington, Connecticut, but he spent most of his life...
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Dorothy Jackson at her History Makers Interview
Akron; African-Americans; City Hall; Government; Goodwill Industries; Akron Metropolitan Housing Authority;
Dorothy Jackson was born in Akron, on November 9, 1933 as the youngest of seven children. She attended Akron's Robinson Elementary School and East High, where she graduated in 1951. She worked for Goodwill...
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Dorothy Jackson at her History Makers Interview
Akron; African-Americans; City Hall; Government; Goodwill Industries; Akron Metropolitan Housing Authority;
Dorothy Jackson was born in Akron, on November 9, 1933 as the youngest of seven children. She attended Akron's Robinson Elementary School and East High, where she graduated in 1951. She worked for Goodwill...
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Dorothy Jackson at her History Makers Interview
Akron; African-Americans; City Hall; Government; Goodwill Industries; Akron Metropolitan Housing Authority;
Dorothy Jackson was born in Akron, on November 9, 1933 as the youngest of seven children. She attended Akron's Robinson Elementary School and East High, where she graduated in 1951. She worked for Goodwill...
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Dorothy Jackson at her History Makers Interview
Akron; African-Americans; City Hall; Government; Goodwill Industries; Akron Metropolitan Housing Authority;
Dorothy Jackson was born in Akron, on November 9, 1933 as the youngest of seven children. She attended Akron's Robinson Elementary School and East High, where she graduated in 1951. She worked for Goodwill...
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The Ohio Informer - Vol. IX - No. 26
Newspapers; African-Americans; Race Relations; Akron; NAACP; Printing and Publishing - Akron; Canton, Ohio; Barberton, Ohio; Massillon, Ohio; Alliance, Ohio; Churches; Sports; Police; Jazz Music;
The "Akron Informer" was created in 1921 by Amos Forman. At the time, the African American community was being ignored by the major papers in the area. Unfortunately, the paper was only published for a...
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The Ohio Informer - Vol. IX - No. 43
Newspapers; African-Americans; Race Relations; Akron; NAACP; Printing and Publishing - Akron; Canton, Ohio; Barberton, Ohio; Massillon, Ohio; Alliance, Ohio; Churches; Politics
The "Akron Informer" was created in 1921 by Amos Forman. At the time, the African American community was being ignored by the major papers in the area. Unfortunately, the paper was only published for a...
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Samuel Shepard
African-Americans; Military; Newspapers;
Samuel Rudolph Shepard was born on December 21, 1908 at Paint Rock, Alabama. When Shepard was still a child, his family moved to Chicago, Illinois. During Shepard's senior year in high school, he edited...
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