In the final episode of Ballots and Bullets we examine the political aftermath of the race violence in Cleveland fifty years ago, and how it connects to the horrific shooting of police officers in Dallas in the summer of 2016.This raises the q

Episode 5 - The Trial

Aug 15th, 2018 52m 33s

"This is just the beginning." Those were the words Fred Ahmed Evans told a black Cleveland police officer in the back of a squad car on the night of July 23, 1968. Evans referred to what he believed would be a multi-city rebellion, kicked off

Episode 4 The Battle

Aug 9th, 2018 1h 5m

It is July 23, 1968. Fred Ahmed Evans and his Black Nationalist group have been purchasing rifle, shotguns and ammunition with money from Mayor Carl Stokes’s “Cleveland: NOW!” antipoverty program. This episode explores the events leading up to

EPISODE 3 - The Fuse

Aug 1st, 2018 59m 2s

As 1968 gets underway Mayor Carl Stokes has the support of the white business community in Cleveland. Tensions are running high between black nationalists and white policemen following the 1966 Hough Rebellion. The fuse is lit.The "Cleveland

EPISODE 2 The Time

Jul 25th, 2018 48m

Martin Luther King Jr. focuses on Cleveland in order to help elect Carl Stokes as mayor. Fred Ahmed Evans comes back from the Korean War and falls in line with the black nationalist movement. Tension builds between police and nationalists in th

EPISODE 1 The Setting

Jul 18th, 2018 45m 50s

WKYC has created a companion podcast for our investigative report on the bloodiest night in Cleveland’s history.An urban guerrilla assault by black militants the night of July 23rd 1968 shocked police.In the span of 2 hours, 3 officers were k

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