Long-held community grievances over the practices of local merchants turned to looting, vandalism and arson during the Hough uprisings of 1966. While exceptions occurred, businesses with a reputation for mistreating or overcharging local residents, paying low wages to employees, and raising prices each month to profit from government assistance payments were targeted. | 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
