One of the leaders during the early years of the Cleveland branch was Dr. Leroy Bundy. Bundy, who was a prominent black dentist from Cleveland, drew fame from his efforts in defending blacks during the 1917 East St. Louis race riots in Illinois. Bundy and the events of the St. Louis Riots created a call for action among black Clevelanders. His leadership continued up and through the creation of the official Cleveland UNIA chapter and up until election into city Council in 1929 where he served four terms as a Republican councilman for Ward 17. | Date: 1930 | Source: Cleveland Memory Project, Cleveland State University Library Special CollectionsDownload Original File
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Cleveland Memory Project, Cleveland State University Library Special Collections
