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The fourth volume of Lumen Magazine is out now! Explore the digital copy today at ohiohumanities.org/lumen.

To learn more: ohiohumanities.org/2026/05/14/con…

Today we’re launching #FundCultureHere — our campaign supporting federal funding for state humanities councils and Ohio communities. Tell Congress — especially @SenJonHusted — to support FULL FY27 funding for state humanities councils and release ALL appropriated NEH funds.

Join our monthly Ohio Celebrates Toni Morrison virtual book club this Sunday at 7pm, where we'll discuss Morrison's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel Beloved with poet, novelist, and essayist Honorée Fanonne Jeffers! ohiocelebratestonimorrison.org/book-club/

Stop by West Side Market this Saturday from 10am-2pm and snag free copies of 'The Bluest Eye,' 'Sula,' and 'Beloved' thanks to @IReadVintage and @penguinrandom! freshwatercleveland.com/street-level/F…

Don't miss Converging Arts Columbus' "The Journey: Breaking Barriers" tomorrow at 7pm! Use code OHIOHUMANITIES for $10 off tickets at capa.com/productions/th….

"What might it mean to read Toni Morrison today?" @MattWeinkam kicks off CRB and @RustBeltLab's year-long "Ohio Celebrates Toni Morrison" essay series, in conjunction with @litcleveland and @OhioHumanities clereviewofbooks.com/reading-toni-m…

Use code OHIOHUMANITIES for $10 off tickets to Converging Arts Columbus' The Journey: Breaking Barriers on April 11 at capa.com/productions/th…. Learn more about the show from our friends at @WOSU: wosu.org/2026-03-26/new…

160 years later, the fate of the Copperheads has much to teach us about our current challenges. Listen to Ep. 6 of The Copperhead Conspiracy, a podcast from us and Reckoning Radio with support from @midstory, at ohiohumanities.org/copperheadcons… or wherever you get your podcasts!

After insurrection, fire, robberies, & biological warfare fail to defeat the Union, the Copperheads turn their attention to kidnapping the President. Listen to Ep. 5 of The Copperhead Conspiracy, a podcast from us & Reckoning Radio w/ support from @midstory, wherever you listen.

We're hiring a part-time Membership & Partnerships Manager to help grow the Ohio Humanities Alliance, a new collective to champion Ohio's humanities community. If you enjoy connecting people & building networks, we’d love to hear from you: ohiohumanities.org/2026/03/17/ohi…

Listen to The Copperhead Conspiracy, a podcast from Reckoning Radio and Ohio Humanities with media support from @midstory, at ohiohumanities.org/copperheadcons… or wherever you get your podcasts.

By the end of 1864, as the tide of the Civil War continued to turn against them, the Confederates hatched an audacious plan of action that would take the fight directly to Washington: find a time when President Lincoln was regularly out of the White House, and then kidnap him.

During the Civil War, neutral Canada became a haven for those in exile—and a base for a planned attack on several Northern cities. Listen to Episode 4 of The Copperhead Conspiracy, a podcast from us and Reckoning Radio with support from @midstory, wherever you get podcasts.

It was a joy to gather at the Victoria Theatre to celebrate #InternationalWomensDay and honor the generations of women who fought to expand the promise of democracy.

The summer of 1863 was a turning point in the Civil War: the Union began to spy on their own citizens. Listen to Ep. 3 of The Copperhead Conspiracy, a podcast from us & Reckoning Radio with media support from @midstory, at ohiohumanities.org/copperheadcons… or wherever you get podcasts!

Join us next Friday and Saturday at @WexArts for the premiere of the Ohio Humanities-supported documentary Free Beer Tomorrow! wexarts.org/film-video/fre…

Listen to The Copperhead Conspiracy, a podcast from Ohio Humanities and Reckoning Radio with media support from @midstory, at ohiohumanities.org/copperheadcons… or wherever you get your podcasts!

During the Civil War, a group of Northerners known as Copperheads hoped to force an end to the war with the Confederacy intact and slavery still legal. It would have worked, except for a Union spy who was embedded in their midst. Meet Felix Stidger: the James Bond of the 1860s.

Our state's legislature met for the first time 223 years ago today, on March 1, 1803. Happy Statehood Day, Ohio!

Listen to Episode 2 of The Copperhead Conspiracy, a podcast from Ohio Humanities and Reckoning Radio with media support from @midstory, at ohiohumanities.org/copperheadcons… or wherever you get your podcasts!

The Copperhead movement was a coalition of several groups with varied histories & political goals, going back to the early years of the nation. But the election of Abraham Lincoln in 1860 activated their worst fears & inspired them to come together to fight against a common foe.