Black History in Slavic Village

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Clean-up work in 18th Ward, 1932.
Sarah Jane Pickett Felton , born in Tuscegee in 1898, moved to Cleveland in 1945.
Jack and Jill Senior High Christmas party, Glenville YMCA, 1961.
Paul Hill Jr., Executive Director of East End Neighborhood House for 20 years.
Visit of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to Cory United Methodist Church on East 105th in 1963.
Shiloh Baptist Church, East 55th and Scovill, organized in 1850, relocated here in 1923.
shopping on East 105th
East 105th & Euclid - Doan's Corners
Rev. Robert Fuller, former pastor of Mount Hermon Baptist Church.
Rev. Theophilus Caviness, pastor of Greater Abyssinia Baptist Church.
Minnie Benson was a soloist with the Temple Baptist Church choir.
Rev. William "Bill" Sawyer, member of Temple Baptist Church and later pastor of Christian Tabernacle Church.
James Wade was the pianist and organist at Temple Baptist Church.
William Lawson was the organist for the Temple Baptist Church radio choir.
Rev. A. E. Campbell succeeded Rev. Ward as pastor of Temple Baptist Church.
The R. Nathaniel Dett Choir of the Cleveland School of the Arts.
Mary B. Martin in 1929 became the first African-American to serve on the Cleveland Board of Education.
Dr. Wanda J. Greene served as Chief of Research and Analysis until she retired from the Cleveland schools in 1987.
Republic Steel employee Leroy House in 1956.
Skippy's Bar-BQ, a popular eatery on East 55th in 1964.
Owners and operators of the Hot Sauce Williams Bar-BQ chain.
The E. F. Boyd and Sons Funeral Home on East 89th and Cedar.
William F. Boyd, funeral director son of Cora and Elmer Boyd, founders of E. F. Boyd and Sons Funeral Home.
The House of Wills Funeral Home on East 55th, founded in 1907.
Garret A. Morgan, inventor and entrepeneur.
Dr. Zelma Watson George, distinguished scholar, musician, educator, and public servant.
The Dunbar Life Insurance Company Building, 5703 Woodland Avenue.
Dr. Kenneth W. Clement, surgeon.
Pete Cary, reporter for WJW, TV8 news, 1068.
Leon Bibb, television news anchor.
Wayne Dawson, reporter and television news anchor.
Dorothy Dandridge with mother, Ruby Dandridge.
Cedar Gardens, a "Harlem-Style Nightclub", c.1942
Jesse Owens, Alabama native and Olympic track star.
Harrison Dillard, Cleveland native and only athlete to win Olympic gold medals in both sprint and hurdle events.
Larry Doby became the American League's first African-American player in 1947.
Frank Robinson, major league baseball's first African-American manager.
Luke Easter joined the club in 1949 and became a homerun hitter.
Langston Hughes, one of America's most prolific and celebrated writers, attended Central High School.
Russell and Rowena Jelliffe, founders and directors of Cleveland's Karamu Settlement House.
Donald White in 1957 became the first African-American member of the Cleveland Orchestra.
A. Grace Lee Mims, singer, educator, and radio personality.
Attorney John H. Bustamante, 1959.
George L. Forbes, daughter Helen Marie, and wife Mary, 1963.
Judge Sara Harper with son, Adam, 1973, former president of the Cleveland Branch of the NAACP.
Louis and Carl Stokes, 1966.
Marching in support of Carl Stokes' mayoral campaign in 1967.
Congressman Louis Stokes with South African Leader Nelson Mandela.