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Where the River Burned - Carl Stokes and the Struggle to Save Cleveland (Hardcover)
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Where the River Burned - Carl Stokes and the Struggle to Save Cleveland (Hardcover)
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Loot Price R565
Discovery Miles 5 650
You Save R124 (18%)
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In the 1960s, Cleveland suffered through racial violence, spiking
crime rates, and a shrinking tax base, as the city lost jobs and
population. Rats infested an expanding and decaying ghetto, Lake
Erie appeared to be dying, and dangerous air pollution hung over
the city. Such was the urban crisis in the "Mistake on the Lake."
When the Cuyahoga River caught fire in the summer of 1969, the city
was at its nadir, polluted and impoverished, struggling to set a
new course. The burning river became the emblem of all that was
wrong with the urban environment in Cleveland and in all of
industrial America.Carl Stokes, the first African American mayor of
a major U.S. city, had come into office in Cleveland a year earlier
with energy and ideas. He surrounded himself with a talented staff,
and his administration set new policies to combat pollution,
improve housing, provide recreational opportunities, and spark
downtown development. In Where the River Burned, David Stradling
and Richard Stradling describe Cleveland's nascent transition from
polluted industrial city to viable service city during the Stokes
administration.The story culminates with the first Earth Day in
1970, when broad citizen engagement marked a new commitment to the
creation of a cleaner, more healthful and appealing city. Although
concerned primarily with addressing poverty and inequality, Stokes
understood that the transition from industrial city to service city
required massive investments in the urban landscape. Stokes adopted
ecological thinking that emphasized the connectedness of social and
environmental problems and the need for regional solutions. He
served two terms as mayor, but during his four years in office
Cleveland's progress fell well short of his administration's goals.
Although he was acutely aware of the persistent racial and
political boundaries that held back his city, Stokes was in many
ways ahead of his time in his vision for Cleveland and a more
livable urban America.
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