Description: Women marching during a Labor Day parade in Columbus, Ohio, September 5, 1983. They carry a banner for the Coalition of Labor Union Women--Central Ohio Chapter. The CLUW is a non-profit organization for women in trade unions, associated with the AFL-CIO. This photograph was taken by photographer Allen Zak for publication in the Columbus Free Press newspaper. The Columbus Free Press began as a bi-weekly publication in Columbus, Ohio, in 1970. An underground newspaper, it replaced the Ohio State University publication The People, Yes. The earliest known issue of the newspaper appeared on January 4, 1971. The newspaper underwent a series of name changes over the decades, with titles including the Columbus Free Press & Cowtown Times (1972-1976), the Columbus Freepress (1976-1992) and The Free Press (1992-1995). The paper, which covered many liberal and progressive causes, was an alternative to mainstream news sources in central Ohio with the slogan “The Other Side of the News.” In 1995, the paper ceased publication briefly before reemerging as a website in early 1996, and returning as a print publication under the Free Press title in the form of a quarterly journal in 1998. Published under various frequencies during the first part of the 21st century, the Free Press again became a nonprofit monthly publication in 2017 with both a print and web presence, published by the Columbus Institute for Contemporary Journalism and operated by a volunteer staff and board. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: MSS1301AV_B04F11_10
Subjects: Ohio women; Social issues; Labor Day; Labor unions -- Ohio;
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph of John Patterson Green (1845-1940), a Republican from Cuyahoga County who served in the Ohio House of Representatives during the 65th session (1882-1883) and 69th session (1890-1891) and in the Ohio Senate during the 70th session (1892-1893) of the General Assembly. Green was born in 1845 in New Bern, North Carolina, to free African American parents. His father died when he was five years old, and in 1857, Green's family moved to Cleveland, Ohio. Green attended high school, studied law and was admitted to the Ohio bar in 1870. He became the first African American elected to political office in Cuyahoga County in 1873 when he became a justice of the peace. Green remained in politics, serving in the Ohio House and Senate. As a representative, Green introduced the legislation that established Labor Day in Ohio. He also advocated civil rights laws for the state. Green was only the second African American to serve in the Ohio House of Representatives and the first to serve in the Ohio Senate. President William McKinley appointed Green as Government Stamp Agent in 1897. When Congress eventually abolished this position, Green returned to his home in Cleveland and established a law practice with his two sons. He later wrote an autobiography entitled "Fact Stranger Than Fiction." Green died in Cleveland in 1940. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: P206_B05_Green
Subjects: African American Ohioans; Ohio House of Representatives; Ohio--Politics and government; Elected officials; Civil rights; Labor Day
Places: Cleveland (Ohio); Cuyahoga County (Ohio)
 

Description: Portrait of John P. Green, who served as a state representative and senator in the late 19th century, and was the first African American elected to office in Cuyahoga County as Justice of the Peace in 1873. As a representative, Green introduced legislation to establish Labor Day in Ohio. Green was appointed by William McKinley in 1896 as a Government Stamp Agent. He returned to Cleveland in 1905 and practiced law with his sons, William and Theodore. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL03885
Subjects: African Americans--Ohio; Ohio History--State and Local Government; Labor Day
Places: Cleveland (Ohio); Cuyahoga County (Ohio)