A Ghetto Takes Shape: Black Cleveland, 1870-1930
- ISBN-10
- 0252006909
- ISBN-13
- 9780252006906
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 305
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1976
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press
- Author
- Kenneth L. Kusmer
Description
In 1865, the Cleveland Leader boasted that ''an indication of the civilized spirit of the city of Cleveland is found in the fact that colored children attend our schools, colored people are permitted to attend all public lectures and public affairs where the fashion and culture of the city congregate, and nobody is offended.'' Yet, by 1915, the ......
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