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Wilson Bruce Evans Home Historical Society/Oberlin Underground Railroad Center
May 4, 2024 @ 2:00 pm - 5:30 pm EDT
SATURDAY, MAY 4, 2024
Host
Wilson Bruce Evans Home Historical Society
Location
Oberlin Underground Railroad Center
273 S. Main St.
Oberlin, OH 44074
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Agenda
2 PM–4 PM: Local history presentation and poetry reading
4:30 PM–5:30 PM: Guided visit to Wilson Bruce Evans Home plus walking-and-poetry tour highlighting commemorative sculptures of Martin Luther King Jr. Park
Additional Info:
- Programming will include a social justice poetry activity for sixth graders at Oberlin’s Langston Middle School on May 3.
- The local history presentation and poetry reading will include exhibitor and poet book sales tables.
- Indie bookstore Ben Franklin & MindFair Books, 13 W. College St., Oberlin, will offer discounts on relevant books in conjunction with the event.
Later events:
May 19: Kelton House, Columbus
September 8: Springboro Performing Arts Center, Springboro
September 14: Hanby House, Westerville
September 21: The Underground Railroad Museum, Flushing
October 5: First Congregational United Church of Christ, Mt. Vernon
October 13: John Rankin House Visitor Center & John Parker House, Ripley
