Oberlin College Preparatory Class of 1855

Oberlin College Preparatory Class of 1855

A photo of an 1855 class from the Preparatory Department of Oberlin College. The college offered pre-college education in the Preparatory Department in the 19th and early 20th centuries. One of the students in the class (upper right) was Anthony Burns, a fugitive slave who was later freed and studied at the college.