20 Cleveland Black history legends you should know
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Published: Feb. 7, 2022 at 9:20 AM EST|Updated: Feb. 23, 2022 at 9:58 AM EST
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - In honor of Black History Month, 19 News shines a light on Cleveland-area men and women who have made a difference in Northeast Ohio.
Some of the people we spotlight were either born in Cleveland or moved here and made their marks.
Cleveland Black History Legend: Margaret Mitchell
Cleveland Black History Legend: The Dazz Band
Cleveland Black History Legend: Clayborne George
Cleveland Black History Legend: Yvette Nicole Brown
Cleveland Black History Legend: Dr. Edgar Jackson
Cleveland Black History Legend: Arsenio Hall
Cleveland Black History Legend: Eleanor Montgomery
Cleveland Black History Legend: Gerald Levert
Cleveland Black History Legend: Ruth McKinney
Cleveland Black History Legend: Langston Hughes
Cleveland Black History Legend: Fannie Lewis
Cleveland Black History Legend: Steve Harvey
Cleveland Black History Legend: Robert P. Madison
Cleveland Black History Legend: Lethia Cousins Fleming
Cleveland Black History Legend: Rev. E.T. Caviness
Cleveland Black History Legend: Ruby Dee
Cleveland Black History Legend: William Whitley
Cleveland Black History Legend: Zelma Watson George
Cleveland Black History Legend: Julian Earls
Cleveland Black History Legend: Jane Edna Hunter
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