<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">Call for Submissions:</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"> </span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">Jacqueline Johnson and
Mellon Press invite original papers for a book entitled: <i>Ohio’s First
African American Graduates from Institutions of Higher Learning</i>.<b> </b>Contributors
are sought who are interested in sharing and writing candidly about their
college’s or their university’s experiences upon having accepted African
American students. This book is intended to be a reference guide that will
comprehensively serve as a part of Ohio’s cultural landscape. This book will
offer historical content that addresses the shared experiences of these
institutions as well as offer narratives from the student’s point of view. The
submissions should include well documented historical information about their
institutions such as the institution’s founding, synoptic information
pertaining to the first African American students and images of the students.</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">Possible questions and
perspectives to be considered:</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol">·</span><span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">When were the first African American students
admitted to their particular institution?</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol">·</span><span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">Where within the state were these institutions
located?</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol">·</span><span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">Who made the decision and did it fit within
the cultural milieu of the institution and / or the school’s location? </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol">·</span><span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">Why did the individual student want to attend
college?</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol">·</span><span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">What were their personal inspirations and
aspirations?</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol">·</span><span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">What did they study?</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol">·</span><span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">What archival images and photographs are
available for each of the students?</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol">·</span><span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">What challenges did they face while
matriculating if any?</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol">·</span><span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">What was their involvement in the school?</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol">·</span><span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">What was their field of study?</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol">·</span><span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">What degree did they attain?</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol">·</span><span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">What were the obstacles they endured?</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol">·</span><span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">What were the shared experiences of these
students?</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol">·</span><span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">Who, if anyone, mentored the student while in
school?</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol">·</span><span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">What did the students do following graduation?</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol">·</span><span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">What impact did their arrival and integration
have on the specific institution?</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol">·</span><span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">What positive aspects resulted, if any, from
their education?</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol">·</span><span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">What impact, if any, did the following events
make?</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 1in"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Courier New'">o</span><span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">Ohio Black Laws of 1804</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 1in"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Courier New'">o</span><span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">Oberlin College’s acceptance of African
American Students in 1835</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 1in"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Courier New'">o</span><span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">Civil War</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 1in"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Courier New'">o</span><span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">Introduction of co-education in colleges and
universities</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 1in"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Courier New'">o</span><span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">Ohio Admixture Law of 1887</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 1in"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Courier New'">o</span><span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">Beginning of Statewide Normal Schools due to
the Lowry Act of 1910</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 1in"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Courier New'">o</span><span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">Brown vs. Board of Education in 1956</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 1in"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">Timeline</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">Please send 500-word
abstracts and a brief CV with relevant publications by October 15, 2014.</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">Notification of
acceptance will be sent by November 15, 2014.</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">Accepted authors
should submit articles for review by December 15, 2014.</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">Deadline for
submission of final articles with revisions is February, 28, 2015.</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">For more information
or questions, please contact Jacky Johnson at </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><a href="mailto:johnsoj@miamioh.edu" onclick="window.open('https://mail.google.com/mail/?view=cm&tf=1&to=johnsoj@miamioh.edu&cc=&bcc=&su=&body=','_blank');return false;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">johnsoj@miamioh.edu</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">.</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">Jacqueline Johnson,
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