Despite the shock expressed by Mayor Locher’s administration, the media and white populace over the 1966 uprisings, the social and economic disparities that accompanied segregation and racial discrimination in Hough were common knowledge. The list of grievances previously voiced by Hough residents was long, and included: poor police-community relations, antagonistic dealings with bordering white communities, a lack of reliable public services and amenities, overcrowding, absentee landlords, over-priced rents and consumer goods, low wages, deteriorating housing stock, inadequate schools and high unemployment. Strikingly similar conditions existed in all northern urban centers that experienced unrest during the era. | 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
