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2. Fannie Lewis - Wikipedia

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   Fannie Lewis (June 6, 1926 – August 11, 2008) was Cleveland, Ohio 's longest-serving councilwoman and civil rights activist, best known for the Fannie Lewis Law requiring government contracts in Cleveland provide for employment of local workers. In 1986, Lewis was selected to be a member of a delegation of Black female politicians who ...

3. Brandon Chrostowski - Wikipedia

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   Brandon Chrostowski is an American chef, restaurateur, and politician currently residing in Cleveland, Ohio.He is the founder, president, and chief executive officer of EDWINS Leadership and Restaurant Institute, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that acts as both a French restaurant and a culinary institute located in Cleveland's Shaker Square.

4. Michael Symon - Wikipedia

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   Symon was born in Cleveland, Ohio, [6] and is of Greek, Sicilian, and Eastern European ancestry. [5][7] He was raised in North Olmsted, Ohio, attending St. Richard School in North Olmsted and St. Edward High School in Lakewood, graduating in 1987. He took a part-time job at Geppetto's Pizza and Ribs on Warren Rd. as a cook.

5. United Freedom Movement - Wikipedia

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   50-60 member groups. The United Freedom Movement (UFM) was a coalition of about 60 African American civic, religious, cultural, and other groups founded in June 1963 to oppose legal and institutional racism in public schools, employment, housing, and other areas. The organization's founding marked a turning point in Cleveland during the civil ...

6. Economy of Greater Cleveland - Wikipedia

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   In the 1860s, the Standard Oil Company was founded by John D. Rockefeller in the city of Cleveland. In the early 20th century, about a quarter of the region's jobs were in steel mills. The Great Depression hurt the area's economy and caused up to 35% unemployment rate. The City of Cleveland went into default in 1978 and was $30 million in debt.

7. History of Cleveland - Wikipedia

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   Early in the 20th century, Cleveland was a city on the rise and was known as the "Sixth City" due to its position as the sixth largest U.S. city at the time. [39] Its businesses included automotive companies such as Peerless, People's, Jordan, Chandler, and Winton, maker of the first car driven across the U.S.