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==Research Strategy== | ==Research Strategy== | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
African Americans make up a rich part of | African Americans make up a rich part of Ohio's History. The [http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=1459 The Ohio Constitution of 1803] outlawed slavery, this was in accordance to the [http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=1747 Northwest Ordinance of 1787]. In 1804, Ohio passed Black Laws (sometimes referred to as Black Codes). These laws stipulated that only freedmen with a valid certificate of freedom (obtained from the court) could reside in Ohio. They also had to register their names in the county clerk's office of where they reside, which cost a small fee. Furthermore, freedmen could only be employed if they had a certificate proving their freedom. Anyone who harbored an escaped slave would be fined. | ||
By the early 1800s, a settlement of African Americans was located in Upper Sandusky, Ohio. This area was controlled by the Wyandot, a Native American tribe. While some of these settlers were free, others were runaway slaves seeking safety. See [http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=816 Upper Sandusky, Ohio] for more information. | |||
*[http://dbs.ohiohistory.org/africanam/html/mss/index.html The African-American Experience in Ohio: 1850-1920] | *[http://dbs.ohiohistory.org/africanam/html/mss/index.html The African-American Experience in Ohio: 1850-1920] | ||
*[http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/w/Welcome_To_Ohio_History_Central Ohio History Connection] | |||
==Resources== | ==Resources== | ||
===Biographies=== | ===Biographies=== | ||