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OhioLINK Resources - Underground Railroad

Safe Houses and the Underground Railroad in East Central Ohio by Janice VanHorne-Lane
Publication Date: 2010-11-29
Author VanHorne-Lane gives an intimate description with photographs of Ohio's safe houses along the Underground Railroad.
Free Black Communities and the Underground Railroad by Cheryl Janifer LaRoche
Publication Date: 2013-12-12
LaRoche focuses on how the free African communities helped those escaping along the Underground Railroad in the Midwest.

OhioLINK Resources - The Great Flood

Columbus and the Great Flood Of 1913 by Conrade C. Hinds
Publication Date: 2013-04-16
Hinds discusses the damage, death, and destruction the Great Flood caused in the Columbus area in 1913.
Washed Away by Geoff Williams
Publication Date: 2013-02-13
A great depiction by Williams of the horrifying events during the Great Flood of 1913.

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OhioLINK Resources - Racial Issues

Racial Tension in a "Postracial" Age by HW Wilson
Publication Date: 2016-02-01
Even after having elected a black president twice, America is still dealing with racial issues and tension that many assume should no longer be around. Also discussed in this book is more current topics, such as the activist group Black Lives Matter and the recent social issue of police brutality in black communities.
Letters to America
Publication Date: 1995-12-01
This collection of poems explores issues from all different races. The poems address civil rights, interracial love, segregation, immigration, stereotypes, and violence, among other race discussions.
Black Mayors, White Majorities: The Balancing Act of Racial Politics by Ravi K. Perry
Publication Date: 2014-01-01
Perry writes about the issues surrounding race and politics. Specifically using cities in Ohio, he discusses what it is like for African Americans who are elected into a political office in a town/city whose citizens are mainly white.
The Color Line in Ohio: A History of Race Prejudice in a Typical Northern State by Frank U. Quillin
Publication Date: 1913
Although an older publication, this book discusses first the history of the feeling towards African Americans, and then discusses the "current" feelings towards them, in 1913. It gives a great look at how things were a century ago.

OhioLINK Resources - Music

Africa and the Blues by Gerhard Kubik
Publication Date: 1999-01-01
Kubik gives a knowledgeable look at the African genealogy of American blues. Kubik has a fresh approach to the old controversy about how African music influenced the blues.
Jazz Diasporas by Rashida K. Braggs
Publication Date: 2016-01-26
Although based in Paris, Braggs discusses the importance of musical migration.

OhioLINK Resources - Education

But I Don't See Color: The Perils, Practices, and Possibilities of Antiracist Education by Terry Husband (Editor)
Publication Date: 2016-05-20
The main issue of this text is how educators are applying colorblind techniques in the classroom, and gives readers strategies on how to combat educational racism.
Race and Ethnicity in the Study of Motivation in Education by Jessica T. DeCuir-Gunby (Editor); Paul A Schutz (Editor)
Publication Date: 2016-07-15
Education researchers come together to study both historical and contemporary emphasis of race-based educational constructs.