African-American Leaders:

Oberlin Connections in the Twentieth Century


Rev. Vernon Johns (1892-1965) - Farmer, Preacher, Civil Rights Pioneer - an impassioned preacher and graduate of Oberlin Theological Seminary

 

(Oberlin College
Archives)

 

 


 

Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929-1968) - "Remaining Awake Through a Great Revolution" - King's Visits to Oberlin College and his 1965 Commencement Address

 

(Oberlin College
Archives)

 


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