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Akronite News Magazine Featuring Ophelia Averitt

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Title	Akronite News Magazine Featuring Ophelia Averitt
Subject	Ohio Women African American Ohioans Literary Ohio National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
Place	Akron (Ohio) Summit County (Ohio)
Description	This October 1964 edition of The Akronite, an African American monthly news magazine published from 1963 until 1965, features Akron activist Ophelia Averitt as "Woman of the Month." Averitt was a community activist for many years, and was elected president of the Akron chapter of the NAACP. It also includes an article on Akron's Charter Amendment, a voter initiative to overturn a fair housing law passed by the Akron City Council. The magazine is approximately 15 pages; the first four pages are represented here. It measures 4.5" x 5.5" (11.43 x 13.97 cm). The Akronite was edited by Opie Evans (1906-2002) and featured news, commentary, and biographies of many of Akron's African-American residents. The mission of The Akronite, according to Evans, was "to create a voice and medium of expression to achieve better racial relations by understanding." Evans worked as a photographer for Firestone Tire and Rubber Company, served as a community relations official for the city of Akron, and hosted a community television program for WAKR television, and a religious program on WCUE radio.
Creator	Evans, Opie, 1906-2002
Date of Original	October, 1964
Collection	The Akronite Collection
Source	Published material
Submitting Institution	Akron-Summit County Public Library
Type	Text

Title	Om1934_1861276_006
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Full Text	Z)he "OKtkntl AKROH'S UTTll IMOAZIMi" AKRONITE "HIGHLIGHTS IN BROWN" OCTOBER 1964 @S OPHELIA AYERITT ste»a« pbote COSMETOLOGIST-COMMENTATOR-MODEL. Pag* 81

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