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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 speeches from public officials, as well as family.
Cincinnati s first statue of a named woman honors civil rights activist Marian Spencer By: CNN
By Rachel Trent, CNN (CNN) Historical statues dot the landscape of Cincinnati, Ohio, but the city has been notably lacking any that feature a named woman. Until now.
A new statue to be unveiled Sunday honors Marian Spencer, the first Black woman to be elected to the Cincinnati City Council.
Spencer also served as vice mayor and fought for the desegregation of Coney Island and YWCA summer camps and pools nationwide, according to a Cincinnati Parks news release. The life-sized sculpture will be unveiled Sunday night at John G. & Phyllis W. Smale Riverfront Park.
City of Cincinnati unveils statue of Marian Spencer Share Updated: 11:45 PM EDT Jun 27, 2021 Share Updated: 11:45 PM EDT Jun 27, 2021
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Show Transcript Well today marked a moment in history for our Queen City. On the eve of what would have been her 101st birthday, a statue was dedicated on the riverfront to the late civil rights icon and former vice Mayor Marion spencer. And despite the heat, hundreds came out to celebrate. She got a lot done in her lifetime. One of her friends told me she had an unwavering and unapologetic spirit to fight for equality and justice with grace, dignity and yes, a smile. One 23 Mhm. Mhm. Yeah, it was fitting that folks gathered on the banks of the Ohio river, a gateway to freedom for men and women who sought refuge from slavery to honor the granddaughter of a slave. I got to know like you, I got to know Shuttlesworth Nate jones Marion spencer. And they have the first statue of a woman be a black woman who
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