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Russel and Rowena Jelliffe founded what became known as the Karamu House in 1915.

A minstrel performer, comedic actor, singer, and dancer, Charles Gilpin became an influential figure in the culmination and proliferation of African American theater in Cleveland

An internationally known artist, Langston Hughes became synonymous with what became known as the Harlem Renaissance. An author, poet, and playwrite, Hughes has influenced artists from the 1920s through the 2000s.

A minstrel performer, comedic actor, singer, and dancer, Charles Gilpin became an influential figure in the culmination and proliferation of African American theater in Cleveland.