Mayor Stokes pulled white policemen out of Glenville following the outbreak of violence and instead enacted black community policing in an effort to prevent any further deaths. In this image, black civilians patrol the neighborhood in an effort to promote peace. Community policing was successful in preventing any further deaths from occurring, but was unsuccessful in the eyes of city hall in full ending instances of looting, arson, and violence. While many black Clevelanders commended Stokes for his decision to enact community policing, many white Clevelanders (most notably members of the Cleveland Police Department and various white officials) were angered by the decision and revoked their support for Stokes' mayorship as a result. | Creator: Joseph E. Cole | Date: 1968 | Source: The Cleveland Memory ProjectDownload Original File
