BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//sebbo.net//ical-generator//EN NAME:Cuyahoga County Public Library X-WR-CALNAME:Cuyahoga County Public Library BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1e6262e1-4792-4567-8603-a4084802ba9d SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20260730T030408Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250924T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250924T203000 SUMMARY:Freedom's Friends LOCATION:North Olmsted Branch\nNorth Olmsted Branch X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=North Olmsted Branch;X-APP LE-RADIUS=10;X-TITLE=North Olmsted Branch:geo:41.413509,-81.925719 GEO:41.413509;-81.925719 DESCRIPTION:The Oberlin Heritage Center will present an illustrated progra m about the historic decisions that shaped Oberlin's growth as one of the most active stations of the Underground Railroad..\nhttps://cuyahoga.libne t.info/event/13658136 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Prior to the Civil War\, as many as 3\,000 African Americans passed through or lived in Oberlin
after escaping from slavery. The town was once said to be second only to Canada as an asy lum
for freedom seekers. The Oberlin Heritage Center will present an illustrated program about the
historic decisions that shaped Oberlin& rsquo\;s growth as a station and highlight the individuals and
events that marked Oberlin as one of the most active stations of the Underground
Railroad.

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Stories will include Oberlin College&rsquo\;s acce ptance of African American students\, the
famous ship Amistad and a f ormer slave and student\, men who volunteered for John Brown&rsquo\;s
violent raid on Harper&rsquo\;s Ferry\, and local efforts to thwart slave catchers.

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