Through Toledo's Eyes

WGTE is proud to present Through Toledo's Eyes – the stories of Toledoans remembering the Civil Rights Era history of the Dorr Street neighborhood.

The 1960s were a turbulent time in America and Northwest Ohio . In this era of mistrust, underlying racial tension began to come to the surface in Toledo , Ohio . Eventually, the pressure of decades of racial inequality and anger found a release.

In 1967, the Dorr Street neighborhood, a cherished shopping and socializing center for the African American community, became a major focal point in the fight for civil rights in the city of Toledo . Although it would prove to be the end of Dorr Street as a cohesive community, it was also the beginning of an open and honest dialogue between blacks and whites in Toledo .

WGTE received a grant to produce these video shorts about the most visible Civil Rights activities that took place in Toledo in 1967, and the changing neighborhood in which they took place.

Through Toledo 's Eyes and the re-release of EYES ON THE PRIZE on American Experience were made possible by grants from The Ford Foundation and The Gilder Foundation. Funding for the National Outreach Campaign was provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. The Annie E. Casey Foundation is supporting additional grants and an Oral History Toolkit.