WE WERE HERE: A Lorain County Bicentennial Exhibit

Written By Erin Graham

Thank you to all who came out to experience the special Lorain County Bicentennial Exhibit and Cultural Celebration the week of September 9-13, featured at the LCCC Commons.

Friends attended a special reception on Wednesday, September 11th, experiencing the exhibit with live music by Mariachi Jalisco de Detroit, Jazz and treats galore!

Featured exhibits included:

  • Celebrating 100 Years of Latino History in Lorain

  • Stories of Black Elyria - 1800’s-1960’s

  • Mary Church Terrell - Oberlin College Educator & Activist

  • Toni Morrison - Nobel Laureate

A special thanks to the following organizations for their collaboration on this project:

  • AKA Sorority Inc.

  • El Centro

  • Elyria Black Legacy

  • Hispanic Fund

  • Lorain County Community College

  • Lorain County Section NCNW

  • Lorain History Center

  • Lorain PUblic Library

  • Metro Central NAACP

  • Oberlin College

  • Oberlin Heritage Center

  • WNZN Radio

  • YWCA Elyria/Lorain

Erin Graham
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