Senate Bill 188 supporters at Ohio Statehouse   Save
Columbus Free Press Collection Audiovisual Series
Description: Hundreds of Ohio workers and labor activists gather at the Ohio Statehouse in support of Senate Bill 188, September 25, 1979. According to the caption, the committee session for the bill had been moved from its original location at Veterans Memorial in Columbus to a smaller hearing room at the Statehouse. S.B. 188 was proposed legislation calling for financial penalties for Ohio manufacturing companies who close down or relocate their facilities out of state. This photograph was taken 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_B04F08_03
Subjects: Protests and protestors; Demonstrations; Activism; Labor movement--United States--History--20th century; Legislation;
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)