Resisting Segregation: Cleveland Heights Activists Shape Their Community, 1964-1976

Cleveland, OH — Today, the Cleveland metro area regularly ranks as one of the top ten most racially segregated urban areas in the country. Yet, a few communities in Greater Cleveland stand out as national models of racial diversity, and Cleveland Heights stands out among them. How did it happen?

Resisting Segregation documents how Cleveland Heights citizens challenged a seemingly insurmountable social problem: the lack of housing opportunities for African Americans. In 1964, a group of white...