Otterbein College / Columbus Metropolitan Library / The Ohio State University / Public Library of Columbus / /
Organization
Columbus Urban League / Genealogy / History & Travel Division / Otterbein College / National Association for the Advancement of Colored People / Protestant Episcopal Church / Columbus City Council / Franklin County Municipal Court / Ohio House of Representatives / Columbus School Board / The Ohio State University / Baptist Church / /
Person
Michael B. Coleman / Harry Edison / Hank Marr / Robert Lowery / James A. Tyler / Charles Lyons / Arthur Boke / Robert M. Duncan / George James / Carolyn Utz / Wilbur King / Helen Evans / Nelson R. Tate / Clarressa Thompson / Anita R. Bunkley / Nancy Wilson / Sammy Stuart / Rusty Bryant / Aminah Brenda Lynn Robinson / James Pearson / Benita Porter / Edith Clark / Janet E. Jackson / Elijah Pierce / E. Ward Moving / Sandy Ray / Anna Bishop / Ellen Craig / Larry Darnell / Carl Kenney / Gay St. Also / Barbara Chavous / /
Position
police officer / federal judge / Mayor / Governor / Bishop / judge / woman mayor / lawyer / /
African Americans in Columbus, Ohio Franklin County started taking shape as a metropolis in 1797 when Franklinton, the area’s first settlement, was established, and it didn’t take long for the county’s African Amer