African Americans of Note in Cleveland

African Americans of Note in Cleveland contains approximately 2000 images of 500 individuals selected from the photographs in the Cleveland Press Collection. This collection was donated to the Cleveland State University Library when that newspaper ceased publication in 1982. The photographs in the collection generally date from the 1920's on with most of them from 1960 to 1982. The collection is arranged alphabetically by the last name of the individuals. Links have been provided to biographies that are available in the Encyclopedia of Cleveland History. About this site Browse all Images in this collection or Enter a keyword to search within this exhibit only: or Select a predefined search: Further Reading: African Americans entry from the Encyclopedia of Cleveland History African American History entry from the Encyclopedia of Cleveland History Black Studies Subject Portal from the Cleveland State University Library