Abstract
George Forbes was born in Memphis, Tennessee. Forbes has owned a law firm in Cleveland since 1971. He was a city councilman from 1963-1989 and served as the first black council president during his last eighteen years in office. Forbes was also president of the Cleveland NAACP. This 2017 interview was collected as part of a yearlong, community-wide commemoration of the 50th anniversary of Carl Stokes' election as mayor of Cleveland.
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Interviewee
Forbes, George L. (interviewee)
Interviewer
Perry, Dee (interviewer)
Project
Stokes: Honoring the Past, Inspiring the Future
Date
2017
Document Type
Oral History
Duration
40 minutes
Recommended Citation
"George L. Forbes interview, 2017 (1 of 2)" (2017). Cleveland Regional Oral History Collection. Interview 501018.
https://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/crohc000/1205
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