{"product_id":"democratizing-cleveland-the-rise-and-fall-of-community-organizing-in-cleveland-ohio-paperback","title":"Democratizing Cleveland: The Rise and Fall of Community Organizing in Cleveland, Ohio - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRandy Cunningham\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA trenchant history of Cleveland's community organizing movements, detailing their origins, campaigns, and legacies.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Randy Cunningham, a founding member of the Cuyahoga County Progressive Caucus, spent nearly fifteen years researching grassroots efforts that put neighborhood concerns and voices front and center. In \u003ci\u003eDemocratizing Cleveland\u003c\/i\u003e, he chronicles one of the greatest examples of mass civic and democratic education in Cleveland's history. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The decade between 1975 and 1985 was a thriving period of social movements and community groups built around civil disobedience. Many of these groups, led by women, were able to unite white and black neighborhoods in a common cause. Cunningham introduces readers to the various groups and the causes they took on, covering topics such as: \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Insurance and bank redlining \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Community development and urban renewal programs \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The movement's decline during the Reagan administration \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStanding in the middle of a demonstration protesting Kent State and the war in Vietnam at the University of Missouri in 1970, \u003cstrong\u003eRandy Cunningham\u003c\/strong\u003e looked around and thought Damn, this is interesting! He has been both an activist and a writer about activists and activism ever since. Cunningham is retired from working in the non-profit housing field and lives on Cleveland's West Side with his wife whom he met in a meeting. He is a founding member of the Cuyahoga County Progressive Caucus and still considers activism interesting and a source of great stories.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 260\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 26, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53475263676723,"sku":"9781948742276","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/s3xxpj-vy.myshopify.com\/products\/democratizing-cleveland-the-rise-and-fall-of-community-organizing-in-cleveland-ohio-paperback","provider":"The Celestial Starlit Phoenix ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}