Cycling the Underground Railroad--Part 2
DAY 15: ASHLAND TO MILAN (VIA OBERLIN), OH Today's "feature attraction" is Oberlin College (but I also discovered some other interesting things). Founded in 1933 as a community and College simultaneously, Oberlin's originators were staunch abolitionists who adhered to the philosophy of "immediacy"--that is, the immediate end to slavery. It was notably the first college in the United States to recruit both blacks and women. The long and well-documented history of the institution to this day reveals it has been true to its mission of social justice. Many of the older buildings are undergoing renovations to meet their goal of a zero carbon footprint. The College is built in the middle of Oberlin, with the town occupying the land around it. The college has an intentional International focus. This memorial, located in the central plaza on campus, is dedicated to missionaries who lost their lives in the Boxer Rebellion in China in 1900. These were at...