1966: Hough Riots in Cleveland “The HOUGH RIOTS, 18-24 July 1966, were a spontaneous outbreak of violence characterized by vandalism, looting, arson, and sporadic gunfire. From the sources it does appear that they were a factor in sparking the riots. During the riots, four African Americans were killed and 30 people were critically injured. Three of the disturbances were minor events, but two were large scale riots by national standards: the Hough riot of July 1966 (in which four persons were killed) and the Glenville Shootout of July 1968 (in which ten persons were killed). The Hough riots were race riots in the predominantly African American community centered on Hough Avenue that took place over a six-night period from July 18 to July 23, 1966, after a series of racially motivated confrontations outside of a neighborhood bar. The Hough Riots were race riots in the predominantly African American community of Hough in Cleveland, Ohio that took place over a six-night period from July 18 to July 23, 1966. A grand jury ruled that the Communist Party organized the uprising, but poverty and housing issues are more believable causes. July 18-23, 1966. I don’t think that without the conditions that underlie the Hough Riots the "communists" could have just walked in and started a riot. Made for National History Day 2008, National Qualifier Created by … The Hough riots of 1966 Downloaded by [Paul Hanson] at 15:30 06 March 2014 The Hough riots began on the evening of Monday July 18, 1966 when a 26 year old mother named Louise entered the Seventy-Niner’s Café at the corner of East 79th Street and Hough Avenue. concluded that the riots were the direct result of “ frustration ” stemming from urban renewal fail- ings, poor policing and maltreatment of residents by Hough businesses and absentee landlords. In addition, there were 275 arrests, while more than 240 fires were reported. The bar’s racist policy began as a means to dissuade Black customers from frequenting the establishment. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Documentary detailing the 1966 riots in the Cleveland neighborhood of Hough. “We were all so transfixed with the Civil Rights Movement in the South, and the bombings and the firehoses. CLEVELAND (WJW) — The Hough Riots were commemorated in Cleveland today with speeches and a march. As Mark Winegardner illustrates in Crooked River Burning, the Hough Riots were as good a symbol as any of Cleveland’s own loss of innocence. The finding was met with scorn and smarted with injustice for many people of color. During the Hough riots in Cleveland in 1966, a grand jury blamed black nationalists and outside agitators. Although there had been racial disturbances earlier in the summer, these events proved to be more serious and widespread. Those were the things we thought were in Mississippi and Alabama,” Tolliver says. I have tries to re-arrange the sections and worked on the … The riots continued for five days, leaving four African Americans dead and 50 injured. It’s also important to note that the book was first published shortly before a conflagration of a different kind — the Hough Riots, which took place in the neighborhood where Morris Bird III lived. The Hough Uprising (also known as the “Hough Riots”) erupted in response to a white-owned bar’s refusal to serve water to Black patrons. Hough Riots cause massive property damage and four deaths, and required the assistance of the Ohio National Guard.