The History of Black Settlements in Ohio - Using Records To Ignite Discovery

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From statehood until the Civil War, Ohio had more Black settlements than any state in the Union. Learn about the founding, flourishing and fading of these central Ohio communities and the records documenting their residents from Cecelia McFadden, president of the Franklin County Genealogical & Historical Society.