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There is a story told among many of the African-Americans.  Wayne County, OH has been a rather elite community, not being very open to many outsiders, especially those of a different race.  The few blacks who did settle in the communities in [[Wayne County, Ohio]] had great respect among many of the whites and had a desire to stay on good terms with their white counterparts.  As a result, the few blacks in the area did encourage “riff-raff of their own kind” to continue moving through [[Wooster, Ohio|Wooster]] and the vicinity without stopping.  Another story told is that at one time there was a "black" only cemetery off of Portage Rd.  The now defunct (2020) Wayne County Cemetery Preservation Society had researched the story and was unable to verify it.

There is a story told among many of the African-Americans.  Wayne County, OH has been a rather elite community, not being very open to many outsiders, especially those of a different race.  The few blacks who did settle in the communities in [[Wayne County, Ohio]] had great respect among many of the whites and had a desire to stay on good terms with their white counterparts.  As a result, the few blacks in the area did encourage “riff-raff of their own kind” to continue moving through [[Wooster, Ohio|Wooster]] and the vicinity without stopping.  Another story told is that at one time there was a "black" only cemetery off of Portage Rd.  The now defunct (2020) Wayne County Cemetery Preservation Society had researched the story and was unable to verify it.

====Resources====

====Library Dept. Resources====

* Ohio-Wayne-African Americans

* Ohio-Wayne-African Americans

** One notebook not indexed

** One notebook not indexed

** Divided into 4 different sections: church, people, Underground railroad, and miscellaneous

** Divided into 4 different sections: church, people, Underground railroad, and miscellaneous

* [[Oral History Interview of Laura Jackson]]

* [[Oral History Interview of Laura Jackson]]

===Amish===

===Amish===