Wilberforce
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Wilberforce is a historically significant African American community in Ohio known for its role in Black education and home to Wilberforce University, one of the nation’s oldest historically Black universities.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Wilberforce canonical | 2 |
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
African American community
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census-designated place ⓘ unincorporated community ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| demographicCharacteristic | historically majority African American population ⓘ |
| hasAreaCode | 937 ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance | symbol of Black self-help and institution-building in higher education ⓘ |
| hasEducationalInstitution |
Central State University
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wilberforce University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHeritageDesignation | National Afro-American Museum and Cultural Center location ⓘ |
| hasHigherEducationCluster | Wilberforce University and Central State University campus area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHistoricEventAssociation | development of historically Black colleges and universities in the 19th century ⓘ |
| hasHistoricRole |
center of African American education in the Midwest
ⓘ
site of one of the oldest historically Black universities in the United States ⓘ |
| hasMuseum | National Afro-American Museum and Cultural Center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNearbyCity |
Dayton, Ohio
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Xenia, Ohio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPostalCode | 45384 ⓘ |
| hasReligiousAffiliationHistory | African Methodist Episcopal Church influence ⓘ |
| hasTransportationLink | U.S. Route 42 nearby ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being home to Wilberforce University
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historically significant African American community ⓘ role in Black higher education ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Ohio ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory |
Greene County, Ohio
NERFINISHED
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Xenia Township, Greene County, Ohio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| namedAfter | William Wilberforce NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Miami Valley region of Ohio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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