A Trove of Resources to Understand Cleveland's Racial Past

Hey friends,

I wanted to share a resource with you that my school used for our cultural efficacy training. It's got some really fascinating articles that will help anyone who is placed in Cleveland, or curious about Cleveland to understand the context in which they work.

Here are a couple random highlights
-Read about Cleveland's only suspension bridge which connected a black and white neighborhood until it was damaged (presumably by the residents of the white neighborhood) during the Hough riots in the sixties. It has never been repaired, and continues to segregate the two neighborhoods.

-Read about Cleveland's thriving second downtown, featured jazz clubs, theaters, and restaurants.

Learn about the intense, violent white opposition to black students over the span of nine years at COllinwood HS.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1YrADhgVgTvQiW9ssDX3wfTVcpz8Nin1B7HHzH9xVWZQ/edit#gid=462697727

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  1. UnknownAugust 2, 2017 at 7:07 PM

    Thanks for the post, I graduated from Collinwood HS in 89 and by that time it was about 95% African American. There are probably a hand full whites living in that area now. We were told in school the violence that the article references was the so called “last stand" for whites that watched their neighborhood demographic change. Cleveland has always been very polarized city, When I was as at Collinwood we would walk home through a small section were whites lived and get pelted with rocks (of course we returned the fire). A side note at the same time the demographics were changing businesses were closing. The area went from working class to impoverished quick fast and in a hurry.

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    1. UnknownAugust 3, 2017 at 10:41 AM

      Thanks for sharing your personal story, Jermaine. You always bring things to life so vividly to those of us who have not had this experience.

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  2. Dawn HAugust 20, 2017 at 10:11 AM

    DeWine,

    You left out the "treasure" part of the trove descriptor. As someone new to Cleveland, this information is quite enlightening. The research I attempted before my move only scratched the surface compared to this astounding compilation of artifacts. Thank you.

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