Unpacking Our History

Upcoming Discussion

Ohio and Slavery

This month’s discussion packet includes: “The Strange Career of Race Discrimination in Antebellum Ohio” by Paul Finkelman, Case Western Reserve Law Review; “150 Year-Old Secrets: Ohio’s Legacy of the Underground Railroad” by Zina Rodriquez, New Crisis; “Teaching Civil War Union Politics: Draft Riots in the Midwest” by Sharon Smith, OAH Magazine of History; “Ohio Lawmakers Wrestle with how to make Amends of Land Denied to the Randolph Freedpeople” by Nick Evans, Ohio Capital Journal.

Zoom Discussion
Thursday, February 12th, 2026 on Zoom
7:00 - 8:30 p.m.

Zoom ID: 823 648 5349
Password: 691353

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