Upcoming Events
John Malvin Tribute
Saturday, September 9 @ 1 p.m.
Front porch of the Cozad-Bates House
Vince Robinson, photographer, musician, and actor, will perform as John Malvin.
Actress Rochelle Jackson-Day wil portray Harriet, Malvin’s wife.
John Malvin was a free man when he arrived in Cleveland in 1831. Originally planning to go on to Canada, Malvin decided to stay, and we are all better off from that choice. Malvin was a dedicated abolitionist, a civic leader, a carpenter, and most of all, an activist who worked tirelessly for civil rights for Ohio’s Black citizens. Vince Robinson,a multi-talented performer, will use a script of Malvin’s own words from his autobiography.
Lucy Bagby Day
Saturday, September 23 @ 1 p.m.
Front porch of the Cozad-Bates House
Robin Pease will re-enact Lucy Bagby on the front porch of the Cozad-Bates House.
Lucy Bagby was the last fugitive freedom seeker to be returned to her “owner” before the beginning of the Civil War. She was returned from Cleveland after a long a heated debated among Cleveland’s abolitionist community about what to do. Come and find out what happened to Lucy Bagby.
