Chain Of Fools: The 1968 Glenville Shootout
This short story is based on the true story of my grandparent's experience in the 1968 Glenville Shootout. On April 4th, 1968, civil unrest swept across the nation after the death of Martin Luther King Jr. On July 23rd, in Cleveland, a battle between Black nationalist group “The New Libya Movement” and Cleveland Police engulfed the neighborhood of Glenville.
White Violence: A Response to Black Advancement
The 13th amendment ended slavery in December of 1865, freeing the rest of the enslaved individuals whom were not freed by the Emancipation Proclamation of 1863. What followed the two-year process of emancipation lay a world of barriers for the newly freed individuals.