By 1966 , more than 66,000 people , nearly 90 percent of them African American , lived in Hough .
During the 1950s , middle - class whites largely left the neighborhood of Hough in Cleveland , Ohio , and working - class African Americans moved in .
By 1966 , more than 66,000 people , nearly 90 percent of them African Americans   , lived in Hough .
During the 1950s , middle - class whites largely left the neighborhood of Hough in Cleveland , Ohio , and working - class African Americans moved in .