tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27226233.post6593478483109471236..comments2024-03-28T16:09:32.911-04:00Comments on Sandusky History: Clarence Howard, Sandusky CrescentsSandusky Library Archives Research Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02846774131566300889noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27226233.post-65330539357971117812011-02-08T20:43:01.302-05:002011-02-08T20:43:01.302-05:00An interesting but sad story about Mr. Howard. Ap...An interesting but sad story about Mr. Howard. Appropriate that you posted this article in February, Black Hisgtroy Month. It would be interesting to know of the origins of the members of the black community who moved into Sandusky over the decades. When I was growing up on Fifth Street in the 1940's and 50's, there were many black families who lived nearby on Third and Fourth Streets, most likley due to the proxmity of the Farrell-Cheek Foundry on First Street. During WWII, there was a factory on Warren Street, between Jefferson and Monroe, that was a segregated (black-only) work site that made products for the war effort. My dad was instrumental in gettig the manager of that plant, a Mr. Comeaux (a native of New Orleans), into membership in the Sandusky Council of the Knights of Columbus, the first black man admitted to that Council.Ed Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06425856923643133023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27226233.post-89768313361058705972011-02-08T10:22:22.659-05:002011-02-08T10:22:22.659-05:00What a sad end for such a promising young man from...What a sad end for such a promising young man from Detroit. <br /><br />CathyPalmsRVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04898416117045268799noreply@blogger.com