<p>Was the Roundtable an effort to fight the root causes of inequity, or just an attempt to keep racial unrest in Cleveland out of the headlines? We uncover a seminal study of Cleveland's racial disparities and how Roundtable members like Mayor George Voinovich reacted.</p>

Was the Roundtable an effort to fight the root causes of inequity, or just an attempt to keep racial unrest in Cleveland out of the headlines? We uncover a seminal study of Cleveland's racial disparities and how Roundtable members like Mayor George Voinovich reacted.

II: Race Relations in 1981

It's 1981. Reagan was just inaugurated. Cleveland is emerging from default. We're reeling from manufacturing losses. Racial division abounds. 

The Greater Cleveland Roundtable, a coalition of CEOs and community leaders, is searching for ways to regain their region's growth and struggling with ways to include folks of color. 

81/61 reckons with their effort by exploring the organization's lost document archive and to tell a story about where we have been in the last 40 years and how we might achieve racial equity in the next 40. 

81/61 is an original series from the Greater Cleveland Partnership. New episodes are released every two weeks between June 7th and August 16th, 2021. 81/61 is generously supported by the George Gund Foundation.

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It's 1981. Reagan was just inaugurated. Cleveland is emerging from default. We're reeling from manufacturing losses. Racial division abounds. The Greater Cleveland Roundtable, a coalition of CEOs and community leaders, is searching for ways to regain their region's growth and struggling with ways to include folks of color. 81/61 reckons with their effort by exploring the organization's lost document archive and to tell a story about where we have been in the last 40 years and how we might achieve racial equity in the next 40. 81/61 is an original series from the Greater Cleveland Partnership. New episodes are released every two weeks between June 7th and August 16th, 2021. 81/61 is generously supported by the George Gund Foundation.

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