Film and Interviews

The Afro-American Experience in Toledo (1981)

Sons of Toledo (2022)

Try as we might, there is no one story that can summarize the many voices and perspectives of a community's history. There are nuances in shared experience that we can only hope to better understand by listening to the individuals who lived them. Oral histories allow us to consider larger events through the lens of one person's background, values, and beliefs. Listen to the voices of Toledo's Black community below.

Oral Histories

Featured Interview: Senator Edna Brown

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