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American Presbyterian minister Bruce W. Klunder was killed by a bulldozer while protesting the construction of a segregated school in Cleveland, Ohio.
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Bruce W. Klunder
20th-century American civil rights activist and Presbyterian minister
Bruce W. Klunder was an American Presbyterian minister and civil rights activist. He died when he was run over by a bulldozer while protesting the construction of a segregated school in Cleveland, Ohio.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Bulldozer
Mobile machine which uses a frontal blade to push large volumes of material
A bulldozer or dozer is a large tractor equipped with a metal blade at the front for pushing material during construction work. It travels most commonly on continuous tracks, though specialized models riding on large off-road tires are also produced. Its most popular accessory…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Racial segregation in the United States
Separation of whites and non-whites
Facilities and services such as housing, healthcare, education, employment, and transportation have been systematically separated in the United States based on racial categorizations. Notably, racial segregation in the United States was the legally and/or socially enforced…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Cleveland
City in Ohio, United States
Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County. Located along the southern shore of Lake Erie, it is situated across the Canada–U.S. maritime border and approximately 60 mi (97 km) west of the Ohio–Pennsylvania state border. Cleveland is the…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)