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24-619: William Cullen Wilcox was born in Richfield, Ohio , to Jeremiah Cullen and Julia Ann (born Wilder) Wilcox. William married Ida Belle Clary Wilcox in Northfield, Minnesota , where she was born. They were to have eight children together. They were sent to South Africa as missionaries by the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions and they arrived in Inanda , north of Durban , in 1881. This

48-682: A company called the Zululand Industrial Improvement Company , which was owned by 300 black South Africans and themselves. The company led to acquiring land for thousands of black natives in Natal Province , which was met with disapproval by the local government. The Wilcoxes objected to the Natives Land Act of 1913, which restricted the right of people to buy land based on their race. They organised blacks to oppose this law which not only denied them new land but also denied

72-452: A pamphlet called "Self Support among the Kaffirs" which argued for native South Africans to use self-help to better themselves. Wilcox went on a lecture tour and took the seventeen-year-old Dube with him. Dube gave a number of lectures, which formed the basis of his pamphlet, "A Familiar Talk Upon My native Land and some things found there" (Rochester, N.Y.: R.M. Swinburne & Co. 1891?). With

96-648: Is Akron . The county was formed on March 3, 1840, from portions of Medina, Portage and Stark counties. It was named Summit County because the highest elevation on the Ohio and Erie Canal is in the county. Summit County is part of the Akron, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area , which is also included in the Cleveland-Akron-Canton, OH Combined Statistical Area . According to the United States Census Bureau ,

120-541: Is located midway between Akron and Cleveland and is part of the Akron metropolitan area . Richfield was founded in 1809 and incorporated in 1967. The village was named for the richness of their soil. In 1970, Mayor Kenneth Swan signed an ordinance declaring Richfield Village the first "world city" in the United States. Richfield was the home of the Cleveland Cavaliers from 1974 until 1994. They played at

144-530: The Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale ,. The Wilcoxes contribution to South Africa's history was recognised when the Premier of KwaZulu-Natal , Dr Zweli Mkhize , visited Los Angeles to honour them in 2009. Various politicians and the grandson of the missionary couple, Reverend Jackson Wilcox, attended the ceremony. Mkhize said "William and Ida Belle Wilcox sacrificed all that they had in solidarity with

168-519: The Coliseum at Richfield . According to the United States Census Bureau , the village has a total area of 9.32 square miles (24.14 km ), all land. At the 2010 census there were 3,648 people, 1,384 households, and 1,049 families living in the village. The population density was 391.4 inhabitants per square mile (151.1/km ). There were 1,471 housing units at an average density of 157.8 units per square mile (60.9 units/km ). The racial makeup of

192-507: The census of 2010, there were 541,781 people, 222,781 households, and 141,110 families residing in the county. The population density was 1,312.6 inhabitants per square mile (506.8/km ). There were 245,109 housing units at an average density of 593.8 per square mile (229.3/km ). The racial makeup of the county was 80.6% white, 14.4% black or African American, 2.2% Asian, 0.2% American Indian, 0.5% from other races, and 2.1% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 1.6% of

216-512: The 1,227 households 31.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.2% were married couples living together, 7.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.4% were non-families. 19.1% of households were one person and 8.1% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 2.99. The age distribution was 23.6% under the age of 18, 5.1% from 18 to 24, 26.0% from 25 to 44, 28.2% from 45 to 64, and 17.1% 65 or older. The median age

240-701: The South African people." Their work was awarded the Order of the Companions of O. R. Tambo also in 2009 - the highest South African honour available to foreigners. The Wilcoxes were also honoured in a speech by the South African President Jacob Zuma in 2012. Richfield, Ohio Richfield is a village in Summit County, Ohio , United States. The population was 3,729 at the 2020 census . It

264-693: The Wilcox's help, Dube was able to attend Oberlin College although he also had to find time to work. Dube never graduated but he gathered a basic higher education. Dube returned to Africa to found what became the Ohlange High School in 1901. (Dube founded a newspaper and he was a founder and the first President of the organisation that became the African National Congress .) In 1909, the Wilcoxes created

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288-556: The area. The Lantern is its student newspaper. Richfield has a public library, a branch of the Akron-Summit County Public Library . Richfield is the sister city of Wolfach , Germany. Summit County, Ohio Summit County is an urban county in the U.S. state of Ohio . As of the 2020 census , the population was 540,428, making it the fourth-most populous county in Ohio. Its county seat and largest city

312-400: The county has a total area of 419.38 square miles (1,086 km ), of which 412.08 square miles (1,067 km ) is land and 7.3 square miles (19 km ) (1.7%) is water. The largest portion of Cuyahoga Valley National Park is in the northern part of the county. The southern border of the former Connecticut Western Reserve passes through the southern part of the county, leading to jogs in

336-482: The east and west borders of the county. Summit County, along with Cuyahoga County , is one of two of Ohio's 88 counties that have a charter government, as authorized by Article X of the Ohio Constitution . Under its charter, rather than three elected commissioners, Summit County has an elected county executive and an eleven-member county council. Eight members of the council are elected from individual districts;

360-570: The other three are elected at large. Summit County also has an appointed medical examiner rather than an elected coroner, and an elected fiscal officer, who exercises the powers and performs the duties of a county auditor, treasurer and recorder. The remaining officials are similar to the officials in other counties. They include the following: Summit County currently has 14 Common Pleas judges. They are: Summit County has an 11-member council. Three members are elected at-large in midterm cycles, while eight members are elected from districts coinciding with

384-465: The population. In terms of ancestry, 24.9% were German , 15.3% were Irish , 10.6% were English , 10.1% were Italian , 5.1% were Polish , and 4.5% were American . Of the 222,781 households, 29.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.3% were married couples living together, 13.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 36.7% were non-families, and 30.0% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size

408-405: The presidential election. The current members of Summit County Council are: * Indicates Council President Like much of Northeast Ohio, Summit is heavily Democratic. It has voted Republican only three times since 1932, all in national Republican landslides– Dwight D. Eisenhower 's 1956 victory, and the 49-state sweeps by Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan in 1972 and 1984, respectively. As of

432-549: The use of the land to those who already owned it or who were renting it. As a result of their opposition, the couple were driven to bankruptcy in 1918 by the administration and white colonial South Africans who were afraid of what might happen if the native population was allowed to own land. They returned to the United States where their situation was described as destitute. William and Ida Wilcox died in poverty in Glendale, California in 1928 and 1940, respectively. They were buried in

456-528: The village was 96.8% White, 0.7% African American, 0.1% Native American, 1.4% Asian, and 1.0% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.6%. Of the 1,384 households 32.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.2% were married couples living together, 7.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.6% had a male householder with no wife present, and 24.2% were non-families. 20.7% of households were one person and 8.3% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size

480-437: The village. The population density was 387.1 inhabitants per square mile (149.5/km ). There were 1,272 housing units at an average density of 149.8 units per square mile (57.8 units/km ). The racial makeup of the village was 97.35% White, 0.49% African American, 0.30% Native American, 1.31% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.06% from other races, and 0.46% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.24%. Of

504-419: Was 2.57 and the average family size was 2.99. The median age in the village was 46.4 years. 23.4% of residents were under the age of 18; 5.5% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 18.6% were from 25 to 44; 34.7% were from 45 to 64; and 17.8% were 65 or older. The gender makeup of the village was 50.4% male and 49.6% female. At the 2000 census there were 3,286 people, 1,227 households, and 952 families living in

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528-502: Was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 98.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.3 males. The median household income was $ 82,955 and the median family income was $ 91,955. Males had a median income of $ 51,052 versus $ 30,431 for females. The per capita income for the village was $ 32,888. About 3.3% of families and 3.5% of the population were below the poverty line , including 1.6% of those under age 18 and 6.7% of those age 65 or over. Revere High School serves

552-631: Was a substantial mission known as the American Zulu Mission or AZM. Ida Wilcox taught girls including the future Nokutela Dube and Ida wrote a regular contribution for Rice County Journal in Northfield, Minnesota to publicize their work. William was asked to talk to John Dube about his poor behavior at the Adams School in Amanzimtoti . John was the son of the Reverend James Dube who

576-768: Was the Congregational minister at the AZM in Inanda. In 1887, they were returning to the United States, and Dube and his mother persuaded the missionary couple to take John Dube to the United States where he could further his education. The Wilcoxes agreed on the condition that the child was to maintain himself financially. In 1888, Wilcox was pastor in Keene Valley Congregational church in New York and he asked Dube to visit him where Wilcox could use Dube's printing skills to create

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