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Thank you for your interest in the Cuyahoga County Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument, the Civil War, and the service of Cuyahoga County citizens. Below are just a few of the curated resources that you can use with your class or group. Please contact us if there is any way we can be of more assistance or to schedule additional tours or in class visits, soldiersandsailors@cuyahogacounty.gov.
Introduction to the Monument
Introduction to the Monument
This video gives a brief introduction to the Monument and outlines the reason the Monument is here and why it is important.
Run time: 2:21
Monument Minute: Emancipation Panel
Monument Minute: Emancipation Panel
The most prominent depiction in the Monument is that of President Lincoln handing a weapon to a formerly enslaved man. This "Monument Minute" gives a description of that panel.
Run time: 1:20
Follow up suggestion is the US Colored Troop video at this link: https://youtu.be/H1irc6nX-MY This is suggested for middle school or older audience.
Run time: 6:47
The Last Fugitive Slave Trial
The Last Fugitive Slave Trial
This is the story of Luchy Bagby Johnson, who's trial as a fugitive slave here in Cleveland was the last of its kind. This video is intended for a middle school or older audience.
Run Time: 4:22
The Women of the Soldiers' Aid Society and the Sanitary Fair
The Women of the Soldiers' Aid Society and the Sanitary Fair
The women of Cleveland came together to form the Soldiers' Aid Society of Northern Ohio. The depiction of these women in the Monument is an early depiction of women's work in the Civil War.
Run time: 2:59
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