Marion Motley statue to be unveiled Aug. 3
A statue honoring Marion Motely will be unveiled at noon Aug. 3 near the intersection of Stadium Park Drive and Harrison Avenue NW in Stadium Park.
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Marion Motley who broke color barrier in modern NFL featured in new film
A new television documentary notes that Marion Motley's legacy "seems to be fading into obscurity, even in Canton." Local filmmakers created the nearly 30-minute documentary — "Lines Broken: The Story of Marion Motley" — to prevent that from happening. It airs for the first time at 9:30 p.m. Friday on PBS Western Reserve. James Waters II, a producer and director of the film, said the idea came from discussions in late 2017 and early 2018 about ways to recognize the McKinley High School graduate who became one of the first Black football players in the modern era. "So, this has been...
Source: cantonrep.com