Author: Kenneth L. Kusmer
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
ISBN: 0252006909
Category: Social Science
Page: 305
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In 1865, the Cleveland Leader boasted that ''an indication of the civilized spirit of the city of Cleveland is found in the fact that colored children attend our schools, colored people are permitted to attend all public lectures and public affairs where the fashion and culture of the city congregate, and nobody is offended.'' Yet, by 1915, the ......