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Editorial
September 24, 1932
The Gazette
Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio
What is this article about?
Editorial defends southern Black migrants in Cleveland against suggestions of expulsion during economic hardship, noting industry brought them for labor and they now face unemployment and slums, but the city has no intention of thrusting them out.
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Cleveland industry brought these
people (southern "Negroes")
here
when it needed them badly.
Hard
times came and they were the first
to be lopped off the pay rolls on
which they had always held a most
humble position. It is not through
choice that these people inhabit the
slums. Necessity holds them there.
True, their present needs place a bur-
den on the community. But there is
no justice in the bland suggestions
that, since Cleveland industry which
brought them here no longer needs
them all, they should be thrust out
of the city's gate. Fortunately,
Cleveland has no intention of so do-
ing. -Cleveland Plain Dealer (and
couldn't do it even if it wanted to.
Editor.)
people (southern "Negroes")
here
when it needed them badly.
Hard
times came and they were the first
to be lopped off the pay rolls on
which they had always held a most
humble position. It is not through
choice that these people inhabit the
slums. Necessity holds them there.
True, their present needs place a bur-
den on the community. But there is
no justice in the bland suggestions
that, since Cleveland industry which
brought them here no longer needs
them all, they should be thrust out
of the city's gate. Fortunately,
Cleveland has no intention of so do-
ing. -Cleveland Plain Dealer (and
couldn't do it even if it wanted to.
Editor.)
What sub-type of article is it?
Labor
Social Reform
What keywords are associated?
Cleveland Negroes
Industry Labor
Economic Hardship
Slums
Expulsion
Community Burden
What entities or persons were involved?
Cleveland Industry
Southern "Negroes"
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Treatment Of Southern Black Migrants In Cleveland During Economic Hardship
Stance / Tone
Defensive Against Expulsion, Supportive Of Community Responsibility
Key Figures
Cleveland Industry
Southern "Negroes"
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Key Arguments
Industry Brought Southern Negroes To Cleveland When Labor Was Needed
Hard Times Led To Their First Layoffs From Humble Positions
They Inhabit Slums Out Of Necessity, Not Choice
Their Needs Burden The Community But Expulsion Is Unjust
Cleveland Has No Intention Of Expelling Them