Benjamin W. Arnett photograph
Title |
Benjamin W. Arnett photograph |
Subject |
African American Ohioans Ohio Government Education Civil Liberties Religion in Ohio Segregation--Laws and legislation |
Place |
Greene County (Ohio) Wilberforce (Ohio) |
Description |
This 1.8 by 2.3-inch (4.57 by 5.84 cm) photograph shows Benjamin W. Arnett (1836-1906), a member of the Ohio House of Representatives during its 67th session (1886-1887). Arnett, a Republican, represented Greene County. He was born in Brownsville, Pennsylvania. A teacher and bishop in the African Methodist Episcopal Church, Arnett moved to Ohio in 1867. He served as pastor and teacher at churches in Cincinnati, Toledo, Urbana, and Columbus. In 1886, as a Republican representative from Greene County in the Ohio General Assembly, Arnett introduced legislation to repeal the state's "Black Laws." First enacted in 1803, Ohio's "Black Laws" limited the freedom and rights of African American residents. Arnett was particularly concerned that state law did not ensure that black children had the same educational opportunities as white children. In 1887, statutes regarding education were changed; the state was thereafter required to provide equal opportunities to all children regardless of race. |
Date of Original |
1886 - 1887 |
Collection |
House of Representatives Photograph Collection http://www.ohiohistory.org/africanam (for more information on African Americans in Ohio) |
Source |
Audiovisual material; P 206, State Archives Series 2733 |
Format |
picture |
Submitting Institution |
Ohio History Connection |
Rights |
Online access is provided for research purposes only. For rights and reproduction requests or more information, go to http://www.ohiohistory.org/images/information |
Type |
StillImage |
File Name |
Om871_806473_004.tif |
Image Height |
942 |
Image Width |
724 |
File Size |
669.312 KB |
Date created |
2008-12-19 |
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