Police Stop Arson Suspect, July 25, 1966

Police Stop Arson Suspect, July 25, 1966
Racial unrest was often presented by media sources as a spectacle of violence. Their outbreak was commonly attributed to lawlessness, hoodlumism, or a reductive treatment of slogans such as “black power.” Inciting events and narratives of disorder drew focus, while the underlying conditions and grievances that had grown discontent within communities garnered less attention.
| Source: Cleveland Memory Project, Cleveland State University Library Special Collections
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