Description: Nationally-known Civil Rights spokesman, the Reverend Jesse Jackson, on the right, is seen addressing a news conference on June 12, 1974, in Cincinnati, Ohio. In 1984 and again in 1988, Jackson ran for the Democrat nomination for President, but failed in both attempts. Later, as the leader of Rainbow/PUSH Coalition, Jackson assembled a movement to further the civil rights goals of militant labor unionists, feminists, gay activists, blacks and others. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV3_B04F10_01
Subjects: Civil rights movements--United States--History--20th century; African American men; Cincinnati (Ohio)--History; Social movements; Activists;
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph of a man with a bicycle has been tentatively identified as Paul Laurence Dunbar. The man is pictured standing next to a bicycle, underneath a tree and in front of a white fence. The tree is in full bloom, suggesting that the picture was taken in the spring or summer months. Paul Laurence Dunbar was a prominent African American author, poet, and playwright in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries whose work gained national prominence. Dunbar was a native of Dayton, Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL05256
Subjects: Dunbar, Paul Laurence, 1872-1906--Homes and haunts--Ohio; Dunbar, Paul Laurence, 1872-1906; Multicultural Ohio--African American Ohioans; Plays--African American authors; African American authors; African American men; African Americans--Ohio
 

Description: Modern print from a glass plate negative depicting African American men at a YMCA evening class, Buckeye Steel Castings Company, ca. 1912-1919. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL03777
Subjects: Franklin County (Ohio); Cultural Ohio--Popular Culture; Education; African American men
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Portrait of George Washington Williams. George Washington Williams was born in Bedford Springs, Pennsylania on October 16, 1849. During his lifetime, he was an American Civil War veteran, minister, journalist, politician and historian. He was the first African-American to be elected to the Ohio State Legislature in 1880. He died on August 2, 1891 in Blackpool, England. He is buried in Layton Cemetery in Blackpool. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07914
Subjects: African American men; U.S. Navy; Ohio--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
 

Description: Photograph of the Beacom Gymnasium at Wilberforce University in Wilberforce, Ohio. The builiding was built in 1919 and was the main center for sports and social gatherings. Here it is being used by a group of students taking an exam. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: NAM_P2_B05F08_O
Subjects: Historical Black Colleges and Universities; Wilberforce University; African American men; African American women; African American Educators; Students -- Ohio
Places: Wilberforce (Ohio); Greene County (Ohio)
 

Description: Class photograph showing the student body sitting in front of Bundy Hall on the campus of Wilberforce University in Wilberforce, Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: NAM_P2_B05F08_P
Subjects: Historical Black Colleges and Universities; Wilberforce University; African American men; African American women; African American Educators; Students -- Ohio
Places: Wilberforce (Ohio); Greene County (Ohio)
 

Description: This is a photograph of three working men seated on rocks. Caption reads: "Juna Bauer Grantsville." This photograph was taken by traveling photographer Albert J. Ewing, ca. 1896-1912. Like most of Ewing's work, it was likely taken in southeastern Ohio or central West Virginia. Born in 1870 in Washington County, Ohio, near Marietta, Ewing most likely began his photography career in the 1890s. The 1910 US Census and a 1912-1913 directory list him as a photographer. A negative signed “Ewing Brothers” and a picture with his younger brother, Frank, indicate that Frank may have joined the business. After 1916, directories list Albert as a salesman. He died in 1934. The Ewing Collection consists of 5,055 glass plate negatives, each individually housed and numbered. Additionally, the collection includes approximately 450 modern contact prints made from the glass plate negatives. Subjects include infants and young children, elderly people, families, school and religious groups, animals and rural scenes. In 1982, the Ohio Historical Society received the collection, still housed in the original dry plate negative boxes purchased by Albert J. Ewing. A selection of the original glass plate negatives were exhibited for the first time in 2013 at the Ohio Historical Center. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06498
Subjects: Ewing, Albert J. (1870-1934); Portrait photography--United States—History; Men; Cultural Ohio--Art and Artists; Photography--History; African American men
Places: Grantsville (West Virginia)
 

Description: An African American man wearing thick-rimmed eyeglasses and a white smock is photographed along North High Street in the University District of Columbus, Ohio. The University District includes the small neighborhoods to the east and south of The Ohio State University campus on either side of the High Street corridor. The High Street Photograph Collection is comprised of over 400 photographs of High Street in Columbus, Ohio, taken in the early 1970s. These photographs were taken primarily at street level and document people and the built environment from the Pontifical College Josephinum on North High Street in Worthington through Clintonville, the University District and Short North, Downtown and South Columbus. The photographs were used in a television photo documentary that aired on WOSU called "High Street." Photographers that were involved in this project were Alfred Clarke, Carol Hibbs Kight, Darrell Muething, Clayton K. Lowe, and Julius Foris, Jr. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV254_B11F302_01
Subjects: Columbus (Ohio)--History--20th century; Street photography; University District (Columbus, Ohio); African American men; Portrait photography;
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: An African American man wearing a plaid workshirt and cap laughs as his portrait is taken outside of the Ohio Stater Inn, at 2060 North High Street in the University District of Columbus, Ohio. The University District includes the small neighborhoods to the east and south of The Ohio State University campus on either side of the High Street corridor. The High Street Photograph Collection is comprised of over 400 photographs of High Street in Columbus, Ohio, taken in the early 1970s. These photographs were taken primarily at street level and document people and the built environment from the Pontifical College Josephinum on North High Street in Worthington through Clintonville, the University District and Short North, Downtown and South Columbus. The photographs were used in a television photo documentary that aired on WOSU called "High Street." Photographers that were involved in this project were Alfred Clarke, Carol Hibbs Kight, Darrell Muething, Clayton K. Lowe, and Julius Foris, Jr. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV254_B12F310_01
Subjects: Columbus (Ohio)--History--20th century; Street photography; University District (Columbus, Ohio); Portrait photography; African American men;
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: An African American man leans against the wall of Dollar Savings at the intersection of East Gay and North High Streets in downtown Columbus, Ohio. The High Street Photograph Collection is comprised of over 400 photographs of High Street in Columbus, Ohio, taken in the early 1970s. These photographs were taken primarily at street level and document people and the built environment from the Pontifical College Josephinum on North High Street in Worthington through Clintonville, the University District and Short North, Downtown and South Columbus. The photographs were used in a television photo documentary that aired on WOSU called "High Street." Photographers that were involved in this project were Alfred Clarke, Carol Hibbs Kight, Darrell Muething, Clayton K. Lowe, and Julius Foris, Jr. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV254_B06F164_01
Subjects: Columbus (Ohio)--History--20th century; Street photography; Downtowns; Banks and banking; African American men;
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Portrait of a seated African American man wearing a suit and tie. The negative appears to be marked "Curtis." This photograph was taken by traveling photographer Albert J. Ewing, ca. 1896-1912. Like most of Ewing's work, it was taken in the region of southeastern Ohio and central West Virginia. Born in 1870 in Washington County, Ohio, near Marietta, Ewing most likely began his photography career in the 1890s. The 1910 US Census and a 1912-1913 directory list him as a photographer. A negative signed "Ewing Brothers" and a picture with his younger brother, Frank, indicate that Frank may have joined the business. After 1916, directories list Albert as a salesman. He died in 1934. The Ewing Collection consists of 5,055 glass plate negatives, each individually housed and numbered. Additionally, the collection includes approximately 450 modern contact prints made from the glass plate negatives. Subjects include infants and young children, elderly people, families, school and religious groups, animals and rural scenes. In 1982, the Ohio Historical Society (now the Ohio History Connection) received the collection, still housed in the original dry plate negative boxes purchased by Ewing. A selection of the original glass plate negatives were exhibited for the first time in 2013 at the Ohio History Center. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV71_B26_F2378
Subjects: Ewing, Albert J. (1870-1934); Photographers--Ohio; Portrait photography--United States--History; African American men
Places: Ohio; West Virginia
 

Description: An African American man lights a cigarette in profile, pictured outside of Christy's Market at 650 North High Street in the Short North neighborhood of Columbus, Ohio. He wears a hat, vest, and belt featuring clasped hands. The High Street Photograph Collection is comprised of over 400 photographs of High Street in Columbus, Ohio, taken in the early 1970s. These photographs were taken primarily at street level and document people and the built environment from the Pontifical College Josephinum on North High Street in Worthington through Clintonville, the University District and Short North, Downtown and South Columbus. The photographs were used in a television photo documentary that aired on WOSU called "High Street." Photographers that were involved in this project were Alfred Clarke, Carol Hibbs Kight, Darrell Muething, Clayton K. Lowe, and Julius Foris, Jr. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV254_B09F237_01
Subjects: Columbus (Ohio)--History--20th century; Street photography; Short North (Columbus, Ohio); African American men; Portrait photography;
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)