Choices for Topics Covered in Oberlin Newspaper Articles
History 268 Fall
2002
Your particular article assignment is given below. You will find your name followed by the date of the newspaper, an abbreviation for the newspaper name, the page and then the column of the article, and finally a very brief note on its contents.
All citations have been taken from the Index to Oberlin Newspapers available online at
http://132.162.37.121/news/search_begin.html . Please take a moment to browse this index. To do so, you must log in as a "guest."
You
will log in as a guest.
You will find the microfilm newspapers available in the microfilm cabinets in the reserve room, where they are filed alphabetically by the title of the newspaper. The abbreviation "L" in your assignment stands for Lorain Weekly News. The abbreviation "O" may stand for either the Oberlin Weekly News or the Oberlin News. Check both!
Start this project early, since there are only a small number of readers, and you won’t all be able to use them Monday night at 10 pm!
Photocopy your newspaper articles! You will present a very brief summary of your articls in the context of the reading for the class on Tuesday, October 1. All newspaper articles are focused on Oberlin's African American community in the age of Jim Crow.
Danya Ap 2, 1870 L 3 2 15th amendment
Mara Aug 4, 1892 O 4 3 meeting
John Aug 26, 1886 O 2 1 Appointed by Cleveland
Abby Dec 6, 1888 3 3 Political Club
Jacob Dec 10. 1880 O 3 3 Emigration to Kansas
Steven Feb 21, 1895 O 4 3 Atlanta Exposition
Stacey Feb 28, 1889 O 3 2 Political club
Rebecca Jan 25, 1884 O 2 2 Civil rights speech
Rick July 17, 1885 O 2 1 Loyal Republicans
Emily Jun 27, 1895 O 8 2 Glee Club problem
Matthe Mar 3, 1882 O 3 5 temperance
Jesse Nov 2, 1883 O 3 4 Supreme Court re Civil Rights
Torey Oct 16, 1896 O 1 4 Republicans
Megan Oct 19, 1883 O 2 1 Supreme Court re Civil Rights
Noah Sept 2, 1886 O 3 4 Party politics
Braden Sept 5, 1895 O 8 3 Equal Rights League
Desiree Sept 11, 1885 O 2 3 Voter facts
Kiel May 1, 1890 O 3 5 Conditions in south
Brad Jun 29, 1893 O 4 2 Teaching in South
Extra #1 Jan 5, 1893 O 1 3 In South
Extra #2 Feb 6. 1890 O 2 3 Situation in south