ProQuest historical newspapers. Cleveland call and post

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"This historical newspaper provides genealogists, researchers and scholars with online ... first-hand accounts and ... coverage of the politics, society and events of the time"--Basic Search screen...

"This historical newspaper provides genealogists, researchers and scholars with online ... first-hand accounts and ... coverage of the politics, society and events of the time"--Basic Search screen, viewed June 15, 2022.

"Editor William O. Walker used his newspaper to rally the masses in support of equal rights, much as civil rights leaders would decades later. In the 1930s, the Cleveland Call & Post called upon the local community to support the Scottsboro defendants with letters, clothing, stamps, and cigarettes. It also encouraged donations to the defense fund for the innocent youths, reminding its readers that the freedom of nine Southern black boys wasn't all that was at stake -- so were the rights of all black Americans to a fair jury trial. Through his newspaper, Walker also promoted participation in politics, urged the establishment of legal aid societies by the African-American community, and encouraged black solidarity and self-reliance ... "--Publisher's brochure, Cleveland call and post (1934-1991).

Full text of the Cleveland call post from 1934-2010 under all its title variants.

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