Editing Akron, Ohio (section)

===Racial history===
{{See also|City of Akron v. Akron Center for Reproductive Health}}
City founder [[Simon Perkins]] negotiated a treaty with [[Indigenous peoples of the Americas|Native Americans]] to establish a mail route from the [[Connecticut Western Reserve]] to Detroit in 1807, an early example of historic humanitarian affairs in Akron. Aside from being part of the [[Underground Railroad]], when active, [[John Brown (abolitionist)|John Brown]] was a resident, today having two landmarks (the John Brown House and the John Brown Monument) dedicated to him. During the 1851 Women's Rights Convention, [[Sojourner Truth]] delivered her speech entitled "[[Ain't I A Woman?]]". In 1905, a statue of an Indian named Unk was erected on Portage Path, which was part of the effective western boundary of the [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census|White]] and [[Indigenous people of the Americas|Native American]] lands from 1785 to 1805.<ref name="ASCPL Digital Exhibit"/> The [[Summit County, Ohio|Summit County]] chapter of the [[Ku Klux Klan]] reported having 50,000 members, making it the largest local chapter in the country during the 20th century. At some point the sheriff, county officials, mayor of Akron, judges, county commissioners, and most members of Akron's school board were members. The Klan's influence in the city's politics eventually ended after [[Wendell Willkie]] arrived and challenged them.<ref name="Ku Klux Klan - Ohio History Central - A product of the Ohio Historical Society"/> Race played a part in two of Akron's major riots, the Riot of 1900 and the Wooster Ave. Riots of 1968. Others giving speeches on race in the city include [[W.&nbsp;E.&nbsp;B. Du Bois]] (1920)<ref name="Akron: Akron's Black History Timeline: 1900-1919: The New Century"/> and President [[Bill Clinton]] (1997).<ref name="Akron Ohio Historical Timeline 1950 - 1999"/> In 1971, [[Alpha Phi Alpha|Alpha Phi Alpha Homes Inc.]] was founded in Akron by the Eta Tau Lambda chapter, with [[James R. Williams (lawyer)|James R. Williams]] as chairman. The centerpiece, [[Henry Arthur Callis|Henry Arthur Callis Tower]], is located in the Channelwood Village area of the city. In 2008, 91-year-old Akron native, Addie Polk, became the [[poster child]] of the [[Great Recession]], after shooting herself.<ref name="Ohio foreclosure prompts suicide attempt"/> In 2022, Akron resident [[Jayland Walker]] was killed by police after shooting at them while fleeing, sparking days of protest and the institution of a police review board.