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Select any of the years below for an archive of Mount Zion related news articles, announcements, and more.
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Mt. Zion hosts Black Veteran’s Day program at History Center | News | athensmessenger.com
Celebrate the life of former OHIO Professor Francine Childs | Exhibit Launch Party | Alden Library
A new mural at Mount Zion Baptist Church honors Black history in Athens – WOUB Public Media
City of Athens, Chauncey and Mount Zion receive grants | Local News | athensnews.com
Athens celebrates Berry Day Week – WOUB
Juneteenth celebration to include unveiling of mural | Local News | athensnews.com
Grant to help Mount Zion mural project | Arts And Entertainment | athensnews.com
Restoration of historically Black Athens church has deeper meaning (dispatch.com)
Mount Zion Baptist Church to become Black Cultural Center – The Post (thepostathens.com)
Mount Zion rehabilitation gets underway | | athensnews.com
In pursuit of spatial justice, advocates work to preserve an Athens Black church | The Statehouse News Bureau (statenews.org)
Community unites during ‘Berry Day Week’ to raise awareness and celebrate local Black History (ohio.edu)
Explore Black History in Southeast Ohio | Ohio University
Letter to the Editor: Honor Francine Childs by supporting Mount Zion Baptist Church | Letters | athensnews.com
Photo Gallery: Ohio University celebrates Juneteenth – WOUB
Juneteenth activities include walking tour, festival | News | athensnews.com
New Mount Zion virtual marker connects Athens’ Black history with its future – Athens County Independent (athensindependent.com)
Century-old Ohio Church Soon to be a Black Cultural Center – Arts Midwest
Mount Zion church, an integral part of Athens history, looks to the future – Athens County Independent (athensindependent.com)
Athens, Ohio, reflects on its Black history to combat a ‘pattern of erasure’ | WVXU
A Hidden History (thepostathens.com)
Art at the Intersection: Dr. Tee Ford-Ahmed | National Endowment for the Arts
Art at the Intersection: Saving a Community Legacy (artsjournal.com)
Students design Black History of Ohio University Tour for Black Alumni Reunion
To Be Done | CIRD – Mt. Zion Cultural Hub (tbd-studio.org)
Let Black Voices Ring Again | National Endowment for the Arts
Athens ‘Little Free Library’ unveiled on Juneteenth | Local News | athensnews.com
Athens Celebrates First Juneteenth As A National Holiday – WOUB Public Media
Community dedicates historical marker commemorating Christopher Davis, lynched in 1881 (ohio.edu)
Athens, Ohio, Memorializes Lynching of Christopher Davis (eji.org)
Judge rules against copy-cat Mt. Zion online pages | Local News | athensnews.com
A history of Athens’ famed Berry Hotel (thepostathens.com)
Historic Mt. Zion church gets new roof | Local News | athensnews.com
Preservation group takes over Mount Zion church | Local News | athensnews.com
What’s to come of the historic church? | Local News | athensnews.com
Mount Zion’s splendor shows through blight | Local News | athensnews.com
Woman who lost lawsuit to AG over Mt. Zion Church files notice to appeal decision | Local News | athensnews.com
Mt. Zion Preservation Project | Ohio University
Mt. Zion Baptist Church partners with OHIO’s CoArts to host NEA rural design workshop
Athens revival (dispatch.com)
Mt Zion Baptist Church, Athens Ohio: the sanctuary (youtube.com)