Black trailblazers, leaders, activists, and intellectuals in Cleveland
Black Trailblazers, Leaders, Activists, and Intellectuals in Cleveland contains approximately 2000 images of 500 individuals selected from the photographs in the Cleveland Press Collection. The photographs in the collection generally date from the 1920s on, with most of them from 1960 to 1982 and are arranged alphabetically by the individual's last name. To be included in the collection, an individual had to be either born or raised in the greater Cleveland area or have lived a significant part of his/her life in the region.
More About This Collection
Creator
Cleveland State University
Date of Original
1912/1990
Subject
African Americans
Political activists
Civil Rights
Cleveland (Ohio)
People
Dillard, Harrison, 1923-2019
Stokes, Carl
Walker, William Otis, 1897-1981
Owens, Jesse, 1913-1980
Morgan, Garrett A., 1877-1963
Brown, Virgil E.
Capers, Jean Murrell, 1913-
Stokes, Louis, 1925-2015
Burten, Lonnie L., Jr., 1944-1984
Forbes, George L., 1931-
Bell, James H.
White, Michael
Pinkney, Arnold R.
Barnes, John E., 1933-
Jackson, Perry B., 1896-1986
Boyd, James H.
Findley, Ralph W., 1907-
Harper, Sara J., 1927-
Austin, Sarah Short
Clement, Kenneth W., 1920-1974
Ellison, Nolen M.
Wright, Alonzo, 1914-1991
Location
United States, Ohio, Cuyahoga County, Cleveland, 41.4995, -81.69541
United States, Ohio, Cuyahoga County, Glenville, 41.53338, -81.61735
United States, Ohio, Cuyahoga County, Hough, 41.512, -81.63652
Medium
black-and-white photographs
color photographs
photographs
Type
StillImage
Description
Black Trailblazers, Leaders, Activists, and Intellectuals in Cleveland contains approximately 2000 images of 500 individuals selected from the photographs in the Cleveland Press Collection. The photographs in the collection generally date from the 1920s on, with most of them from 1960 to 1982 and are arranged alphabetically by the individual's last name. To be included inthe collection, an individual had to be either born or raised in the greater Cleveland area or have lived a significant part of his/her life in the region. These individuals for the most part have all made a significant contribution beyond their own personal and family life to the history and development of Cleveland, and though some of them are famous, most have touched the lives of many others in relative anonymity.
Language
eng
Contributing Institution
Michael Schwartz Library
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