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1Title:  Memorable Negroes in Cleveland's past: [Bibliographic references]    
 Creator:  Davis, Russell H. 
 Publication:   
 Call #:  F34ZSL N3D3 Bib. 
 Extent:  [4] leaves. 
 Subjects:  African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Biography
 
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2Title:  Road without turning: the story of Reverend James H. Robinson; an autobiography    
 Creator:  Robinson, James Herman. 
 Publication:  Farrar, Straus, New York,[1950] 
 Call #:  E185.97 R662A3 
 Extent:  312 p. 21 cm. 
 Subjects:  Robinson, James Herman | African Americans -- Biography | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Biography
 
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3Title:  A nickel and a prayer    
 Creator:  Hunter, Jane Edna, 1882-1971 
 Publication:  Jane E. Hunter Scholarship Committee, S.l.],1984 printing, c1940. 
 Notes:  Reprint. Originally published: Cleveland : Elli Kani Pub. Co., 1940. 
 Call #:  F34ZSL N3P5 H946 
 Extent:  198 p., [2] p. of plates : ill., port. ; 20 cm. 
 Subjects:  Hunter, Jane Edna, -- 1882-1971 | Phillis Wheatley Association (Cleveland, Ohio) | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Biography
 
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4Title:  Walk in my footsteps: a fictionalized memoir    
 Creator:  Grooms, Martha. 
 Publication:  New Day Press, Cleveland, OH,1985. 
 Call #:  F34ZHA G877W 
 Extent:  x, 142, [6] p. of plates : ill. ; 23 cm. 
 Subjects:  Grooms family | Grooms, Martha | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Biography
 
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5Title:  Blacks in Ohio: 7 portraits    
 Creator:  McCluskey, John A. 
 Publication:  New Day Press, Cleveland,1976. 
 Notes:  Bibliography: p. 125. 
 Call #:  F34ZSL N3M12 
 Extent:  125 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. 
 Subjects:  African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Biography | African Americans -- Ohio -- Biography | Cleveland imprints 1976
 
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6Title:  [Walkin' Talkin' Bill Hawkins: searching for my father's voice]    
 Uniform Title:  All things considered (Radio program) | Lost and found sound (Radio program)    
 Creator:  Taylor, William Allen. 
 National Public Radio (U.S.)
 Publication:  c1999. 
 Notes:  Typescript. Transcript of National Public Radio's program "All things considered," broadcast of Dec. 17,1999 , part of its "Lost and found sound series." Taylor interviews Clevelanders who knew his father, Walkin' Talkin' Bill Hawkins, Cleveland's first Black disc jockey. 
 Call #:  Pam. T721 
 Extent:  [6, 4] leaves ; 28 cm. 
 Subjects:  Hawkins, Bill | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Biography | Disc jockeys -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Biography
 
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7Title:  Leaving the folk: the journey out of a Cleveland childhood    
 Creator:  Richards, Phillip M., 1950- 
 Publication:  Harper's Magazine Foundation, New York,1995] 
 Notes:  Photocopy. Excerpt from Harper's, October 1995. 
 Call #:  Pam. R853 
 Extent:  76-86 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. 
 Subjects:  Richards, Phillip M., -- 1950- -- Childhood and youth | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Biography | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Biography
 
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8Title:  Daze of my life    
 Creator:  Ward, Alvin E. 
 Publication:  KAT Publication, Cleveland, OH],[c1993]. 
 Call #:  F34ZHA W256A3 
 Extent:  xiv, 106 p. : ill. ; 21 cm. 
 Subjects:  Ward, Alvin E., -- 1925- | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Biography | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Biography | Cleveland imprints 1993
 
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9Title:  In darkness with God: the life of Joseph Gomez, a bishop in the African Methodist Episcopal Church    
 Creator:  Gomez-Jefferson, Annetta Louise, 1927- 
 Publication:  Kent State University Press, Kent, Ohio,c1998. 
 Notes:  Gomez once served as pastor of Cleveland's St. James A.M.E. Church. Includes bibliographical references (p. 421-423) and index. 
 Call #:  BX8473 G633G64 
 Extent:  xvi, 439 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. 
 Subjects:  Gomez, Joseph, -- 1890-1979 | African Methodist Episcopal Church -- Clergy -- Biography | Bishops -- United States -- Biography | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Biography | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Biography
 
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10Title:  The civic and political activities of George A. Myers    
 Parent:  J. Negro hist. Journal of Negro history. Washington [etc.] Association for the Study of Negro Life and History. v. 58, no. 2, April 1973, p. 166-178    
 Creator:  James, Felix. 
 Publication:   
 Call #:  E185 J86 v.58, no.2 
 Extent:   
 Subjects:  Myers, George A., -- 1859-1930 | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Biography | Politicians -- Ohio -- Cleveland | African American politicians -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Biography
 
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11Title:  Profiles of distinguished black alumni at Case Western Reserve University    
 Creator:  Johnson, Gwendolyn G. 
 Case Western Reserve University
 Publication:  Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH,c1987. 
 Call #:  Pam. C1764 
 Extent:  28 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. 
 Subjects:  Case Western Reserve University -- Alumni and alumnae | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Biography | African American college graduates -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Cleveland imprints 1987
 
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12Title:  Legacy of pride: distinguished African American alumni families of Case Western Reserve University    
 Creator:  Case Western Reserve University 
 Publication:  Case Western Reserve University, Ohio],c1990. 
 Notes:  Cover title. Presentation copy to the Schomburg Centre for Research in Black Culture. 
 Call #:  Pam. C1765 
 Extent:  52 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. 
 Subjects:  Case Western Reserve University -- Alumni | Universities and colleges -- Alumni | African American college graduates -- Ohio -- Cleveland | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Biography
 
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13Title:  Chester Himes: a life    
 Creator:  Sallis, James, 1944- 
 Publication:  Walker & Co, New York,2001. 
 Notes:  Includes bibliographical references (p. [335]-336) and index. 
 Call #:  PS3515 I32Z84 
 Extent:  xiv, 368 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm. 
 Subjects:  Himes, Chester B., -- 1909- | Novelists, American -- 20th century -- Biography | African American novelists -- Biography | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Biography
 
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14Title:  Halle Berry    
 Creator:  Naden, Corinne J. 
 Blue, Rose.
 Publication:  Chelsea House Publishers, Philadelphia, PA,c2002. 
 Notes:  Includes bibliographical references (p. 97) and index. Filmography: p. 96. 
 Call #:  PN2287 B534N13 
 Extent:  103 p. : col. ill. ; 25 cm. 
 Subjects:  Berry, Halle | Motion picture actors and actresses -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature | African American motion picture actors and actresses -- Biography -- Juvenile literature | Motion picture actors and actresses -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Biography | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Biography
 
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15Title:  The Stokes story    
 Uniform Title:  Plain dealer (Cleveland, Ohio : 1961)    
 Creator:  Stokes, Carl. 
 Publication:  Plain Dealer, Cleveland, Ohio,1973] 
 Call #:  F34ZE S874a 
 Extent:  1 v. (unpaged) : ill. ; 28 cm. 
 Subjects:  Stokes, Carl -- Biography | African American mayors -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Biography | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Biography | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Politics and government
 
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16Title:  Bridging Cleveland's multicultural backgrounds: an oral history anthology, 1992    
 Creator:  Cleveland Public Schools 
 Cleveland Education Fund Writing Collaborative.
 Publication:  Bridges, Cleveland, Ohio],[1992] 
 Notes:  "Published by Bridges: an oral history initiative for the Cleveland Public Schools; sponsored by the Writing Collaborative of the Cleveland Education Fund." 
 Call #:  F34ZH B851 1992 
 Extent:  52 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. 
 Subjects:  African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Biography | Immigrants -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Biography | Older people -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Biography | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Biography
 
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17Title:  Windows: an oral history project of art, English, history students : John Hay High School    
 Creator:  John Hay High School (Cleveland, Ohio) 
 Publication:  John Hay High School, Cleveland, Ohio,c1993. 
 Call #:  F34ZH W765 1993 
 Extent:  43 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. 
 Subjects:  African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Biography | Immigrants -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Biography | Older people -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Biography | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Biography
 
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18Title:  An integrated boyhood: coming of age in white Cleveland    
 Creator:  Richards, Phillip M., 1950- 
 Publication:  Kent State University Press, Kent, Ohio,c2012. 
 Call #:  F34ZSL N3R518 2012 
 Extent:  viii, 132 p. ; 24 cm. 
 Subjects:  Richards, Phillip M., -- 1950- | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Biography | Middle class African Americans | African American college teachers -- Biography | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Race relations
 
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19Title:  You may plow here: the narrative of Sara Brooks    
 Creator:  Brooks, Sara, 1911- 
 Simonsen, Thordis.
 Publication:  Simon & Schuster, New York,1987, c1986. 
 Call #:  E185.97 B873A3 
 Extent:  222 p., [4] p. of plates : ill. ; 22 cm. 
 Subjects:  Brooks, Sara, -- 1911- | African Americans -- Alabama -- Biography | Farm life -- Alabama -- History -- 20th century | African Americans -- Alabama -- Social life and customs | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Biography | Alabama -- Biography | Alabama -- Rural conditions -- Case studies | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Biography
 
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20Title:  Do I dare disturb the universe?: from the projects to prep school    
 Creator:  Lyles, Charlise, 1959- 
 Publication:  Faber and Faber, Boston, MA,1994. 
 Call #:  E185.97 L985A3 
 Extent:  viii, 226 p. ; 24 cm. 
 Subjects:  Lyles, Charlise, -- 1959- | African Americans -- Biography | African American journalists -- Biography | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Biography | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Social life and customs | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Biography
 
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