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In 1868 Irish Immigration Was Down and German Immigration Was Up in Ohio

This report gives numbers on immigrants passing through and settling in Ohio in 1868. A few interesting notes: 1. The number of Irish was down…

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Posted in Memory of Reconstruction U.S. Grant

Ohio Creates Ulysses S. Grant Day April 27

April 27 will henceforth be celebrated as Ulysses S. Grant Day in  Ohio.  Legislation passed in Grant’s Bicentennial year of 2022 and was signed into…

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Posted in African Americans Emancipation & Reconstruction White Supremacy White Supremacy Apologetics Women and Gender

Democrat Explains Why Southern Whites Resist “Black Rule” July 16, 1868

Allen Granberry Thurman (November 13, 1813 – December 12, 1895) is hardly a household name today, but in the mid-19th Century he was a well-known…

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