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File:CavilMarshall-Jacksonian1883JUN.png|"Detective" Marshall Cavil, who once worked in Wooster, is connected with a murder in Ashland, KY in 1883. | File:CavilMarshall-Jacksonian1883JUN.png|"Detective" Marshall Cavil, who once worked in Wooster, is connected with a murder in Ashland, KY in 1883. | ||
File:HicksJamesOBIT-Jacksonian1885MAR12Pg04.png|1885 Obituary for James Hicks, colored troops Civil War veteran. | File:HicksJamesOBIT-Jacksonian1885MAR12Pg04.png|1885 Obituary for James Hicks, colored troops Civil War veteran. | ||
+ | File:McPhersonJoeLocalBlackMan-Rep1888NOV29Pg03.png|Joe McPherson arrested, fined, and jailed by Wooster Mayor after binge drinking liquor in 1888. | ||
File:AttendClevWedding-Rep1893APR26Pg01.png|Black community members attend wedding in Cleveland, Ohio of Samuel Boyd, private secretary to Judge Ricks, to Rosa Farmer in 1893. | File:AttendClevWedding-Rep1893APR26Pg01.png|Black community members attend wedding in Cleveland, Ohio of Samuel Boyd, private secretary to Judge Ricks, to Rosa Farmer in 1893. | ||
File:ArchieFieldMurderer-Rep1895SEP27Pg03.png|Archie Fields reportedly killed a woman in 1895. | File:ArchieFieldMurderer-Rep1895SEP27Pg03.png|Archie Fields reportedly killed a woman in 1895. |
Revision as of 09:51, 2 August 2020
Anti-Slavery Newspaper Articles
Black Churches
Second Baptist Church (Wooster, Ohio)
Census Records
- Blacks in 1830
- Blacks in 1840
- Blacks in 1850
- Blacks in 1860
- Blacks in 1870
- Blacks in 1880
- Blacks in 1900
- Blacks in 1910
- Blacks in 1920
- Blacks in 1930
- Blacks in 1940
History
Newspaper Articles
Newspapers often include both positive and negative stories related to "Blacks". When viewing these newspaper clippings, please consider the possible mindset of the residents at the time the newspaper article was published. The views published in the newspapers do not reflect the views of the Wayne County Public Library.
Noted Black-Americans in Wayne County, Ohio
Berry Family
- James Berry
- John Berry
Newspaper Articles Related to Berry Family
Follis, Smith, Woods Family
Newspaper Articles Related to Follis Family
Johnson Family
Newspaper Articles Related to Johnson Family
Morrison Family
- Richard L. Morrison
Saunders Family
- John Saunders
Underground Railroad
Many residents in Wayne County, Ohio were active with the Underground Railroad.