CLEVELAND — July 23 marks the 50-year anniversary of one of Cleveland’s deadliest nights.
The Glenville shootout claimed the lives of at least 10 people, including three police officers and a civilain. Riots stemming from the shootout left more than $2 million in damage on the Glenville neighborhood. Worse, it left a blemish on the city of Cleveland’s relations between police and African-Americans.
FULL STORY | 50 years later: Remembering the shootout in Glenville
Everyone involved in the Glenville shootout had reason to bury the moment. But WKYC has unearthed the story, speaking with police who were there, black nationalists who lived in the city at the time and an author who penned it all in a newly released book.
Supervising Investigative Producer Chris Cantergiani sat down with Cleveland lawyer and author Jim Robenalt, who penned Ballots and Bullets: Black Power Politics and Urban Guerrilla Warfare in 1968 Cleveland, which was released this…
