Ohio historical marker unveiled at Glenville H.S. to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) – The specter of rain didn’t dampen the spirits of these gathered on the entrance garden of Glenville Excessive Faculty in Cleveland Saturday morning.

Smiles have been vivid as cheers rang out for the large reveal: the disclosing of an Ohio historic marker to acknowledge Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s visits to the world within the late Sixties.

“Invited to talk at 3 Cleveland Excessive Colleges, Dr. King delivered his highly effective his “Rise Up” speech to the scholars at Glenville H.S. on April 26, 1967,” learn a scholar.

Cleveland Restoration Society says that is the 4th marker to go up on the Cleveland Civil Rights Path.

“These people and organizations got here collectively round an vital Ohio story and dreamed of strategy to memorialize that story of their neighborhood,” stated Rose Adotei, Ohio Historical past Connection.

Earlier than the ceremony exterior, there was a program contained in the Martin Luther King Jr. Auditorium the place native leaders, elected officers and college students shared tales in regards to the tribute.

Throughout this system, college students and company watched a video of Dr. King visiting Glenville in 1967. Information archives doc that the recording was really discovered within the trash after a scholar and instructor discovered it again in 2012. Since that point, the varsity has been utilizing it as a instructing device.

Principal Latonia Davis tells 19 Information the recording from the trash is now a treasure with gems from Dr. King.

“Stand sturdy on perception, doing what it’s worthwhile to do so far as shifting ahead, scholarship, readiness, ensuring they’re honoring the neighborhood wherein they reside. It’s nonetheless related to this very day,” stated Latonia Davis, Principal Glenville Excessive Faculty.

Three extra stops will likely be added to the Cleveland Civil Rights Path this yr, together with one on the African-American Cultural Backyard and one within the Hough neighborhood.

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