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View Comments After being delayed a year due to the coronavirus pandemic, the statue of local civil rights activist Marian Spencer was finally unveiled at Smale Riverfront Park on Sunday.  The sculpture of Spencer, who is famous in part for leading the fight to desegregate Coney Island's swimming pools and being the first Black woman elected to Cincinnati City Council, is the city's first named statue of a woman.  A large crowd gathered at the park's Women's Garden in scorching heat for the statue's dedication, which began just before 5 p.m. The unveiling was preceded by singing and speec...

View Comments Marian Spencer, a civil rights activist with a "spine of steel" who led local desegregation efforts, will be honored this weekend with the city's first public sculpture modeled after a real woman. The sculpture, commissioned by the Women's City Club, will be unveiled at Smale Park on Sunday from 5 to 6 p.m.  Spencer, who died in 2019, is most remembered for leading the charge to desegregate Coney Island and Cincinnati Public Schools. She had leadership roles on Cincinnati City Council, the NAACP, the University of Cincinnati and Women's City Club. She was also a co-founder...