This collection of interviews was conducted by staff at Cuyahoga Community College's Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Humanities Center as part of a yearlong, community-wide commemoration of the 50th anniversary of Carl Stokes' election as mayor of Cleveland. Mayor Stokes and his brother, Congressman Louis Stokes, played key roles in the advancement of the city and the nation through the civil rights movement and beyond.

Cleveland Voices

View the Stokes collection on Cleveland Voices, the official home of the Cleveland Regional Oral History Collection. Cleveland Voices includes improved support for mobile devices, social media sharing, and printing, as well as interactive transcripts, user guides, and more.