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Oberlin College’s long arc toward inclusion highlighted
A new book by Roland Baumann examines Oberlin College’s 175 year history of integrating African Americans, from a 12 member board vote in its third year to enroll blacks, to later periods of discrimination, student activism, and growth into a national beacon for diversity and equality.
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Oberlin Collegiate Institute Board of Trustees
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Roland Baumann
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Oberlin Collegiate Institute
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Lewis Tappan
Martin Luther King Jr