In April 1967, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. launched a drive in Cleveland to prevent another riot in Hough and help elect the city's first Black mayor. Today we honor Dr. King's Legacy by revisiting this 2012 oral history in which aides and local leaders such as Carl Stokes, Jesse Jackson and Andrew Young recall the struggles and tensions from 58 years ago. 🔗 Read more about King's relationship with Cleveland at the link in our bio. 🖊 Erick Trickey 📸 Trikosko, Marion S., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons #MLKDay #InTheCLE #CLE #ClevelandHistory #Cleveland