Civil War to Civil Rights History Walk

This 90-minute walking tour will be offered on Friday, July 3 at 3pm as well as each Saturday in July at 11:00 a.m. (except for July 4). This tour highlights historic events that reveal both Oberlin’s progress and setbacks in race relations dating from early Oberlin all the way up to the 21st Century. Learn how Oberlin was a leader in abolition, participating heavily in events such as the Oberlin-Wellington Rescue, the Raid on Harpers Ferry, and the American Civil War, but also struggled with its own issues of equality and racism during these early years and later through Reconstruction, Jim Crow, Civil Rights, and today.

Starting Location: Near the front steps of First Church, U.C.C. (106 N. Main St., Oberlin)