A Black Country Club in Cuyahoga Valley (U.S. National Park Service)
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on March 2, 2024
This 1957 Cleveland Call & Post headline reports a raid at Lake Glen.
Cleveland Public Library/Cleveland Call & Post
Police Raids and Resistance
Anti-vice campaigns swept the US during the 1950s. Newspaper articles describe “frequent” raids at Lake Glen and the nearby Cabin Club by Summit County police and health inspectors. The clubs were cited for bootlegging, expired liquor licenses, gambling, and unsanitary conditions. The Cleveland Call and Post reported attendees being roughed up and arrested. These raids peaked in 1957 when C. William O’Neill became Ohio’s new governor . . .
