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On This Day in History: African Americans Escape Portsmouth, Ohio in a “Black Friday” Exodus

by Taylor King | Jan 21, 2019 | Articles, Legal Blog, Policy & Legislation

By: TAYLOR KING On Friday, January 21, 1831, the newspaper columns of Ohio’s Portsmouth Courier prominently displayed a paragraph wrought with hatred and bigotry. Putting words to the community’s desire for separation as black and white as the ink on the pages, the...

On This Day in History: African Americans Escape Portsmouth, Ohio in a “Black Friday” Exodus

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