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BlackVoices History Quest, Black History In Your Backyard: Ohio Edition

Posted: 02/10/2012 4:37 pm

Today's edition of Black Voices Black History Quest is based in Ohio.

Ohio has a number of great landmarks and museums across the state that are worth visiting. Today, we've broadened the range of our search and took our hunt for the best places outside of one city's limits. You'll find our picks cover not just Cincinnati but also Dayton and Columbus. You can plan a trip to these places with the helpful map courtesy of MapQuest below!

If we missed a place that you know and love, let us know in the comments, tweet it to us using the hashtag #BHMQuest or post it on our Facebook wall. We'll keep adding to this map and gallery as the month goes on.

National Underground Railroad Freedom Center
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Open to the public since August 2004, the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center celebrates heroic activists like Frederick Douglass, Harriet Tubman and Levi Coffin, who helped enslaved African-Americans escape to freedom during the mid-1800s. The center's location near the banks of the Ohio River is particularly significant, since before abolition, the river was both a geographic and ideological dividing line between the free state of Ohio and the slave state of Kentucky. The center features five permanent multimedia and tactile exhibits that are designed to enhance the experience and education of visitors. "The Slave Pen" -- an authentic two-story "holding pen" that was built by a Kentucky slave trader in the early 1800s -- is one of the museum's central attractions, as is "From Slavery to Freedom," which chronicles three centuries of American slavery. "Brothers of the Borderland" features a 25-minute film (narrated by Oprah Winfrey) that tells the story of abolitionists John Parker and the Rev. John Rankin. IPhone and iPod users can access a unique interactive application designed to enhance the museum experience through additional audio, photographs, maps and videos. Discounted tour rates are available for groups of 10 or more, provided that the tour is booked at least two weeks in advance.

--Sara Alterman

Address: 50 E. Freedom Way, Cincinnati, OH 45202
Telephone: 513-333-7500 or 877-648-4838
Hours Of Operation: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday; closed Sunday and Monday.
Cost: $12 for adults; $10 for seniors 60 and older, educators and students; $8 for children 6 to 12; children younger than 6 admitted free.
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Today's edition of Black Voices Black History Quest is based in Ohio. Ohio has a number of great landmarks and museums across the state that are worth visiting. Today, we've broadened the range of...
Today's edition of Black Voices Black History Quest is based in Ohio. Ohio has a number of great landmarks and museums across the state that are worth visiting. Today, we've broadened the range of...
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OpoopDeDo
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01:02 AM on 02/11/2012
OHIO? This has to be a typo.
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Vetman2
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09:32 PM on 02/12/2012
what the hell are you talking about? Ohio was a haven for Black folk during the slavery period. you need to educate yourself in a lot of things. do yourself a favor and research Blach history in Ohio.
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Who-Starry-Now
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10:41 AM on 02/13/2012
So True comming from a Ohio Woman.
I travel around the globe station in many USA sates yet, Ohio was the state for many of my family members going 8 generation back maybe more..
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