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Underground Railroad roots run deep in Oberlin

In 1835, 32 students from Cincinnati’s Lane Seminary became frustrated with the school’s pro-slavery politics.John J. Shipherd, a co-founder of Oberlin College, convinced the students to come up north to Oberlin to continue their education.The students refused to attend the school unless staff complied with their abolitionist demands and allowed African American students to attend.The […]

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