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A photo of the one of the Oberlin Rocks painted in memory of Daunte Wright, a Black man shot to death by a white police officer in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota.

The Oberlin Sanctuary Project provides a forum for research, reflection, and discussion of what it means to be a sanctuary campus or community. The exhibit documents Oberlin's history of providing a safe haven or help for humankind. Topics include…

Mary Church Terrell (1863-1954), renowned internationally for her achievements as an educator, writer, lecturer, suffragist, and civil rights leader. This exhibition of materials from the Oberlin College Archives explores the life and work of Mary…

Mary Burnett Talbert was a radical civil rights activist and leader in the women’s club movement Talbert played an instrumental role in the WNAACP and NACW organizations and was a powerful black voice during the early movement for equality. Her…

Eleanor "Bumpy" Stevenson was first lady of Oberlin College from 19461956. She and her husband, Bill Stevenson, had served I with the Red Cross in Europe and North Africa during World War II. While at Oberlin, Eleanor used her free time to become a…

The city of Oberlin dedicated this memorial to Martin Luther King Jr. in 1987 at the same time as they changed the name of the park where it is located from Vine Street Park to Martin Luther King, Jr. Park. Famed civil rights leader Martin Luther…