Join the Gahanna Branch of the Columbus Metro Library for a screening of Shutdown, a documentary created to tell the story of how Linden McKinley High School was repeatedly shut down in May 1971 due to racial tensions. Linden-McKinley High School was shut down multiple times in May 1971 due to escalating racial tensions at the school that reflected the … Read More
Lincoln School Documentary Airs on WOSU TV
Ohio Humanities’ documentary film The Lincoln School Story airs on WOSU TV in Columbus! When their school district refused to integrate after Brown v. Board of Education was decided in 1954, a group of Black mothers in Southwest Ohio marched their children to the white school, demanding admission, only to be turned away every day for two years. Their activism … Read More
Showing of “Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am” at Lorain Library
The Lorain Public Library System has announced several programs planned in celebration of Toni Morrison Day! In 2020, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signed House Bill 325, which officially designates Feb. 18, the birthday of the Nobel-prize-winning author, as Toni Morrison Day in Ohio. Morrison was born and raised in Lorain and worked for Lorain Public Library System for a short … Read More
Lincoln School Documentary Airs on WOSU TV
Ohio Humanities’ documentary film The Lincoln School Story airs as part of WOSU TV’s Sunday Showcase in Columbus! Tune in on Feb. 18th for this and other Black History Month programming. When their school district refused to integrate after Brown v. Board of Education was decided in 1954, a group of Black mothers in Southwest Ohio marched their children to … Read More
Lincoln School Documentary Airs on ThinkTV
Ohio Humanities’ documentary film The Lincoln School Story airs on ThinkTV in Dayton! When their school district refused to integrate after Brown v. Board of Education was decided in 1954, a group of Black mothers in Southwest Ohio marched their children to the white school, demanding admission, only to be turned away every day for two years. Their activism resulted … Read More
Jazz Concert at Lorain Library
The Lorain Public Library System has announced several programs planned in celebration of Toni Morrison Day! In 2020, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signed House Bill 325, which officially designates Feb. 18, the birthday of the Nobel-prize-winning author, as Toni Morrison Day in Ohio. Morrison was born and raised in Lorain and worked for Lorain Public Library System for a short … Read More
Understanding Black History Through Black Music
Come visit the Lorain Public Library Main Branch for an Ohio Humanities’ Speakers Bureau event with William McDaniel as part of the Lorain County’s Public Library celebration of Toni Morrison! Black music has often served as a barometer of the times and lives of black people. This program, utilizing recorded music, explores various aspects and periods of black history by … Read More
Lincoln School Documentary Airs on CET
Ohio Humanities’ documentary film The Lincoln School Story airs on CET in Cincinnati! When their school district refused to integrate after Brown v. Board of Education was decided in 1954, a group of Black mothers in Southwest Ohio marched their children to the white school, demanding admission, only to be turned away every day for two years. Their activism resulted … Read More
Toni Morrison Book Discussion: “Jazz”
The Lorain Public Library System has announced several programs planned in celebration of Toni Morrison Day! In 2020, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signed House Bill 325, which officially designates Feb. 18, the birthday of the Nobel-prize-winning author, as Toni Morrison Day in Ohio. Morrison was born and raised in Lorain and worked for Lorain Public Library System for a short … Read More
Toni Morrison Book Discussion: “Jazz”
The Lorain Public Library System has announced several programs planned in celebration of Toni Morrison Day! In 2020, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signed House Bill 325, which officially designates Feb. 18, the birthday of the Nobel-prize-winning author, as Toni Morrison Day in Ohio. Morrison was born and raised in Lorain and worked for Lorain Public Library System for a short … Read More