Historic Black Settlements of Ohio

by David Meyers and Elise Meyers Walker

In the years leading up to the Civil War, Ohio had more African American settlements than any other state. Owing to a common border with several slave states, it became a destination for people of color seeking to separate themselves from slavery. Despite these communities having populations that sometimes numbered in the hundreds, little is known about most of them, and by the beginning of the twentieth century, nearly all had lost their ethnic identities...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1467144185
• ISBN13: 9781467144186
• Release Date: February 2020
• Publisher: History Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 8.9"