From Hough to Ludlow: Exploring Cleveland’s History on the Civil Rights Trail

Hop onto the Cleveland Civil Rights Trail website and you’ll be greeted by an invitation to “walk the path to equality and learn the history that was made across Cleveland during the 1950s, 60s and 70s—history that’s still being made today.” Not all cities are so fortunate as to have a historical resource like this one, where visitors can literally stand in the place where change happened and become immersed in the powerful stories of Cleveland’s courageous contributions to legislative and social progress. Moderator Kathleen Crowther of the Cleveland Restoration Society, the organization that carefully maintains the trail, is joined by Aaron Fountain, Scholar in Residence at the Civil Rights Trail; Natoya J. Walker Minor, Chair of the Trail’s Community Engagement Committee; and Patricia Hoover, Daughter of the Rev. Odie Hoover, a Civil Rights Trail contributor.