Identifier	evans002
Title	Fred (Ahmed) Evans
Subject	Evans, Fred (Ahmed) Glenville (Cleveland, Ohio) Glenville Shootout Riots & demonstrations Cleveland Police Department Black militant groups Radicalism
Description	"Fred Evans ("Ahmed"), 11105 Superior." -- photo verso. The events surrounding the Glenville Shootout occurred from July 23, 1968 to July 28, 1968 in Cleveland's Glenville neighborhood. Beginning as a gunfire exchange between Cleveland Police officers and radical militant group leader Fred (Ahmed) Evans, the shooting erupted into an all out riot as angry crowds gathered resulting in further gunfire leaving seven dead and fifteen wounded. Over the next several days tensions grew as rioting, looting and arson prevailed. The National Guard was called in and by July 28th. order was restored. Fred Evans was later tried and found guilty of murder, sentenced to life in prison.
Creator	Horton, Jerry
Location Depicted	Glenville (Cleveland, Ohio)
Time Period	Decline and Comeback: 1960-1990
Date Original	1967
Object Type	black-and-white photographs
Size of Original	8 x 10 in.
Digital Collection	Legal Landmarks in Cleveland History
Collection Homepage	http://www.clevelandmemory.org/press/
Donor	Cole, Joseph E.
Copyright	http://www.clevelandmemory.org/copyright/
Format	jpeg
Language	English
Repository	Cleveland State University. Michael Schwartz Library. Special Collections.
Repository Collection	Cleveland Press (PH2000.000PRE)
Repository Homepage	http://library.csuohio.edu/speccoll/index.html
Digital Publisher	Cleveland Memory Project
Encyclopedia of Cleveland History Entry	http://ech.case.edu/ech-cgi/article.pl?id=GS1
Further Reading	http://scholar.csuohio.edu/record=b1279523~S0

Fred (Ahmed) Evans

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