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Cleveland Cultural Gardens - African-American Garden

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The African-American Garden is one of the newest additions to the Cleveland Cultural Gardens. Begun in 1977, the four-acre site will eventually house monuments to Langston Hughes, Garret A. Morgan, Jesse Owens, and other prominent Black Clevelanders.

(Last updated 1-12-07)

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