Papers, 1897-1976.

Davis, Russell Howard, 1897-1976.

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Educator, community activist, historian, author of the first comprehensive history of Blacks in Cleveland. Davis drew from his brother Harry's unfinished manuscript on Blacks in Cleveland and published it in two volumes, Memorable Negroes in Cleveland's Past (1969) and Black Americans in Cleveland (1974). From the description of Papers, 1897-1976. (Rhinelander District Library). WorldCat record id: 17645134 ...

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Cleveland Branch

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Cleveland Chapter of the national organization devoted to civil and political equality. It was founded in 1912. From the description of Records, series II, 1913-1923. (Rhinelander District Library). WorldCat record id: 22836873 Social and political action organization founded in 1912 as a Cleveland branch of the NAACP. Its purpose is to oppose racial inequalities in civil and political rights. From the description of Records 1924-1967. (Rhinelander District Libra...

Javorek, Dianne.

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Franklin, John Hope, 1915-2009

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Dean of African American historians, John Hope Franklin was born January 2, 1915 in Rentriesville, Oklahoma. His family relocated to Tulsa, Oklahoma shortly after the Tulsa Disaster of 1921. Franklin's mother, Mollie was a teacher and his father, B.C. Franklin was an attorney who handled lawsuits precipitated by the famous Tulsa Race Riot. Graduating from Booker T. Washington High School in 1931, Franklin received an A.B. from Fisk University in 1935 and went on to attend Harvard University, whe...

Garvis, Charles Herbert, 1890-1968.

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Lucas, Charles Prestwood, Sir, 1853-1931

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Davis, Harry E., 1882-1955.

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Davis family.

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Stokes, Carl, 1927-1996

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Carl Burton Stokes (June 21, 1927 – April 3, 1996) was an American lawyer, jurist, television personality, politician, and diplomat. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the 51st mayor of Cleveland, Ohio. Born and raised in Cleveland, he dropped out of high school to work at Thompson Products, joining the U.S. Army at age 18. After his discharge in 1946, Stokes returned to Cleveland and earned his high school diploma in 1947. He then attended several colleges before earning his bach...

Hinderas, Natalie

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