Preserving Our Past

African Americans have shaped the history of Athens in profound and often little-known ways – building businesses, creating communities of faith and serving the public good. Discover more about their challenges and successes from three snapshots that span the 1800s to the present day.

“Objects of the past are important to preserve because they can tell so many stories about people who weren’t able to tell their own stories.”
- Katherine Jellison, Ohio University Professor of History

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