Finding aid for the Operation Equality Records

History of Operation Equality

Operation Equality (f. 1967) was a Cleveland, Ohio, housing program that was established by the National Urban League and designed to provide better housing for minority group families. Its goal was to help African American people and members of other minority groups live anywhere they could afford to live by encouraging the maximum use of all legal and legislative tools related to housing, community planning and development, and the provision of neighborhood stabilization. In 1968, the program helped 152 African American families find housing in the suburbs of Cleveland. Every client received counseling and where necessary, the services of a volunteer or staff escort.

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Scope and Content

The Operation Equality Records, 1965-1971, consist of the operational plan of the organization, monthly bulletins, annual reports, correspondence, news releases, articles, brochures, and legal documents.

This collection pertains largely to the establishment of Operation Equality in Cleveland, Ohio, and its intent to resolve the housing problems of minorities, especially in the African American community, during the 1960s and early 1970s.

Statement of Arrangement

Restrictions on Access

None.

The researcher should also consult MS 3573 Urban League of Cleveland Records and MS 4206 Urban League of Cleveland Records, Series II

Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.

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Preferred Citation

[Container ___, Folder ___ ] MS 4636 Operation Equality Records, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio

Acquisition Information

Gift of Operation Equality in 1972.

Processing Information

Processed by Sinkineh Folla in 1993.

Detailed Description of The Collection