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0486 - The Ohio Story: "Levi Coffin's Railroad"
The story of Levi Coffin of Cincinnati who served as president of the Underground Railroad for the thirty years before the Civil War.
0473 - The Ohio Story: "Pap's Diary"
A look into a diary of Daniel 'Pap' Howell Hise, a pioneer in Salem, Ohio gives a glimpse into early life in Ohio.
0419 - The Ohio Story: "Joshua Giddings, Freedom's Prophet"
The story of Josh Giddings, from Jefferson, Ohio, whose bitter anti-slavery sentiments helped fuel the Civil War.
0377 - The Ohio Story: "Justice for Addison White"
The story of Addison White who was a run-away slave and therefore subject to the provisions of the Fugitive Slave Act. He had help from the citizens of Mechanicsburg who worked to bring him freedom.
0362 - The Ohio Story: "The Man Who Wasn't President"
The story of Salmon P. Chase of Cincinnati who served as war-time Secretary of The Treasury for Abraham Lincoln.
0359 - The Ohio Story: "Edwin Coppoc's Conscience"
The story of Salem's Edwin Coppoc who did not approve of slavery (due to his Quaker upbringing) and joined John Brown's band in 1857 and eventually was hanged.
0258 - The Ohio Story: "The Oberlin-Wellington Rescue"
The tale of an exciting incident that involved the active Underground Railroad in Oberlin before the Civil War.
0252 - The Ohio Story: "John Brown's Body"
The story of John Brown, the great abolitionist who lived in Hudson, Ohio.