Cleveland G. Allen (1887 - 1953) was a journalist, activist, and musician.
He was from Greeneville, South Carolina where he attended Union High School.[1]
Allen protested D. W. Griffith's film Birth of a Nation. He also wrote against the commercialization of "negro" sprirituals.
He moved to New York around 1902.[3]
He wrote the article "The Negro's Contribution to American Music".[5]