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Discover the rich history of African Americans in Cleveland: Find art, books, collections, manuscripts, music sheets, newspapers and periodicals, oral histories, photographs, and records. Highlights of the collection Popular Items Should you have any inquiries or wish to share your feedback, we welcome you to complete our dedicated feedback form. Popular Item Types
Discover the rich history of African Americans in Cleveland: Find art, books, collections, manuscripts, music sheets, newspapers and periodicals, oral histories, photographs, and records.
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Highlights of the collection
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Soul Music of Ohio – An Illustrated Catalog of Records
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The Hough Riots of 1966
During the night of July 18, 1966, racial turmoil in Cleveland’s Hough neighborhood resulted in one of the most serious outbreaks of civil disorder… Read this Highlight
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Promises of Power : A Political Autobiography
For a brief time in Cleveland, I was the man of power. I had what no black man in this country has had before:… Read this Highlight
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“No Water for Niggers” : The Hough Riots and the Historiography of the Civil Rights Movement
The author, Olivia Lapeyrolerie, graduated from the University of St. Andrews, located in Scotland, where she received a Master of Arts in Modern History.… Read this Highlight
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Cleveland Jazz History, Second Edition
Content: What is jazz? — Cleveland’s earliest links to jazz — The jazz age in Cleveland — Art Tatum at Val’s in the alley… Read this Highlight
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