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John Isom Gaines
Gaines High School was a high school for African Americans and also later served as a normal school training teachers in Cincinnati, Ohio. It opened in 1866 and was named for school board member John I. Gaines, an advocate of schools for African Americans in Ohio. It was one of Ohio's first public high schools for African Americans. Peter H. Clark Peter Humphries Clark (March 29, 1829 – June 21, 1925) was an American abolitionist and speaker. One of Ohio's most effective black abolitionist writers and speakers, he became the first teacher engaged by the Cincinnati black public schools in ... and then William H. Parham served as its principals. The year of the school's closure is uncertain; sources say 1887 or 1890. A historical marker commemorates the school. Clark introduced baseball as part of the school's program. Clark became a Socialist and joined the Democratic Party, costing him support in the African American community and his job. Privately funded Gilmore High S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cincinnati, Ohio
Cincinnati ( ) is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Hamilton County. Settled in 1788, the city is located at the northern side of the confluence of the Licking and Ohio rivers, the latter of which marks the state line with Kentucky. The city is the economic and cultural hub of the Cincinnati metropolitan area. With an estimated population of 2,256,884, it is Ohio's largest metropolitan area and the nation's 30th-largest, and with a city population of 309,317, Cincinnati is the third-largest city in Ohio and 64th in the United States. Throughout much of the 19th century, it was among the top 10 U.S. cities by population, surpassed only by New Orleans and the older, established settlements of the United States eastern seaboard, as well as being the sixth-most populous city from 1840 until 1860. As a rivertown crossroads at the junction of the North, South, East, and West, Cincinnati developed with fewer immigrants and less influence from Europe than Ea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
