Download or read book A History of Oberlin, Or New Lights of the West written by Delazon Smith and published by . This book was released on 1837 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Smith traces the history of Oberlin, Ohio, and its college and seminary, from which he was expelled and of which he is quite contemptible. He also gives an account of abolitionism at Oberlin, including the role of the community as a way-station on the "underground railroad" for escaped slaves.