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Settling Ohio Conference
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University hosts Settling Ohio Conference
More than 300 people came to Athens, Feb. 21-22, to hear stories about Settling Ohio: First Nations and Beyond. Check out the details.
The conference shed light on groups who "have not always received the attention they deserve, and this includes the indigenous populations as well as African Americans and immigrants."
- Watch Chief Glenna Wallace discuss 鈥.鈥
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- Watch A River of Hope fund-raiser for Mount Zion Baptist Church Preservation Society on Friday, Feb. 28, at 7 p.m. at the Athena Cinema.
- Take the mAppAthens Black History of Athens Tour, completed by the Southeast Ohio History Center in anticipation of this conference.
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William Kerrigan talks about Johnny Appleseed at the conference. 鈥
- Speakers described apples as a symbol of class, wealth and power, the role of Ohio鈥檚 rivers in commerce, and 17 days walking the vestiges of Ohio鈥檚 first road.
- Watch Dr. William Kerrigan discuss 鈥.鈥
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Anna-Lisa Cox discusses Black pioneers during the two-day conference.
Ohio celebrates Statehood Day on Feb. 26, 2020, with one contentious issue still lingering since the founding of the state鈥攑roperty tax funding of public education.
- Watch Dr. Anna-Lisa Cox's talk: "."
- Watch as Dr. Adam Nelson discuss ".鈥
Published
February 27, 2020