THE AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURAL GARDEN
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Ohio History Connection
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Arts & Culture, Site
- 890 Martin Luther King Jr Dr, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
- 41.5299911, -81.6291415
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Ohio History Connection
THE AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURAL GARDEN
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THE AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURAL GARDENAcquiring the African American Cultural Garden was a struggle for equitable access to public space in Cleveland during the Civil Rights era. Between 1961 and 1977, Black Clevelanders sought space to celebrate Black pride and culture within Cleveland’s Cultural Gardens. Activists lobbied the Cultural Garden Federation, City Council, and engaged the Black community to acquire a garden space. When the African American Cultural Garden was dedicated on October 23, 1977, dignitaries from Ghana, Togo, Kenya, and Tanzania, were joined by national, state, and city officials to celebrate the first garden space assigned to a community of color.
WILLIAM G. POMEROY FOUNDATION
THE ASSOCIATION OF AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURAL GARDENS
CLEVELAND RESTORATION SOCIETY
OHIO HISTORY CONNECTION
2023
