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The Cleveland McDonald's boycott in 19692025 Oct 15case.edu
The Golden Arches' first big surge in popularity coincided with the civil rights era in United States. And when residents in the predominantly black central urban area of Cleveland pointed out that none of the area's massively successful five McDonald's franchises were owned by local, black residents but rather by distant white owners, they organized a boycott.
And that's the story as presented by this Case Western Encyclopedia of Cleveland History article. And it's probably true. But further down the page, they admit that the boycott was organized by none other than "Rabbi" David Hill, but only on his biography admit to him being a conman cult leader infamous for belligerent negotiation tactics against McDonald's corporate who also swindled those supporting him. And when convicted of his crimes, he fled the country.
So what was the boycott? Was it tapping into real community resentment? Or was it all the ploy of a crazed conman?
The Golden Arches' first big surge in popularity coincided with the civil rights era in United States. And when residents in the predominantly black central urban area of Cleveland pointed out that none of the area's massively successful five McDonald's franchises were owned by local, black residents but rather by distant white owners, they organized a boycott.
And that's the story as presented by this Case Western Encyclopedia of Cleveland History article. And it's probably true. But further down the page, they admit that the boycott was organized by none other than "Rabbi" David Hill, but only on his biography admit to him being a conman cult leader infamous for belligerent negotiation tactics against McDonald's corporate who also swindled those supporting him. And when convicted of his crimes, he fled the country.
So what was the boycott? Was it tapping into real community resentment? Or was it all the ploy of a crazed conman?