Book/Printed Material The black laws! : speech of Hon. B.W. Arnett of Greene County, and Hon. J.A. Brown of Cuyahoga County, in the Ohio House of Representatives, March 10, 1886.

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Title

  • The black laws! : speech of Hon. B.W. Arnett of Greene County, and Hon. J.A. Brown of Cuyahoga County, in the Ohio House of Representatives, March 10, 1886.

Summary

  • Arnett examines the civil rights of African Americans in Ohio, Jim Crow laws and segregation, and African American education in Ohio schools, and he pleads for repeal of Ohio's segregation laws, the text of which are reproduced here. Arnett, a prominent AME cleric, represented Greene County in the Ohio State Legislature from 1885-1887.

Names

  • Arnett, Benjamin William, 1838-1906.
  • Brown, J. A. (Jere A.)
  • Ohio. General Assembly. House of Representatives.
  • Daniel Murray Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • Columbus, Ohio : Ohio State Journal, 1886.

Headings

  • -  African Americans--Legal status, laws, etc.--Ohio--History
  • -  Segregation--Law and legislation--Ohio
  • -  African Americans--Civil rights

Genre

  • Addresses--Ohio--Columbus--1886

Notes

  • -  Cover title.
  • -  "Black laws of Ohio since 1802": p. [29]-40.
  • -  Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.
  • -  LC copy imperfect: cover wanting. Title transcription and imprint from OCLC (#4896267).

Medium

  • 40 p., [2] leaves of plates : ports. ; 21 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • E449 .D16 vol. D, no. 6

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 91898104

Online Format

  • image
  • online text
  • pdf

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Chicago citation style:

Arnett, Benjamin William, J. A Brown, Ohio. General Assembly. House Of Representatives, and Daniel Murray Pamphlet Collection. The black laws!: speech of Hon. B.W. Arnett of Greene County, and Hon. J.A. Brown of Cuyahoga County, in the Ohio House of Representatives. Columbus, Ohio: Ohio State Journal, 1886. Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/91898104/.

APA citation style:

Arnett, B. W., Brown, J. A., Ohio. General Assembly. House Of Representatives & Daniel Murray Pamphlet Collection. (1886) The black laws!: speech of Hon. B.W. Arnett of Greene County, and Hon. J.A. Brown of Cuyahoga County, in the Ohio House of Representatives. Columbus, Ohio: Ohio State Journal. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/91898104/.

MLA citation style:

Arnett, Benjamin William, et al. The black laws!: speech of Hon. B.W. Arnett of Greene County, and Hon. J.A. Brown of Cuyahoga County, in the Ohio House of Representatives. Columbus, Ohio: Ohio State Journal, 1886. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/91898104/>.