Lincoln School Marchers memorial bench unveiling Oct. 10
Submitted by Shawn Captain
Hillsboro Against Racism & Discrimination will present the Lincoln School Marchers memorial bench unveiling at the Highland County Courthouse on Saturday, Oct. 10 from 2-3 p.m., featuring a meet-and-greet with several of the students who marched alongside their mothers from 1954-56 to protest racial segregation in Hillsboro schools.
Everyone is welcome. Please join us as we as we dedicate a memorial bench to the Lincoln School Marching Mothers on the Highland County Courthouse lawn. The Marching Mothers were inducted into the Ohio Civil Rights Hall of Fame in Columbus in 2017. They marched for integration of the Hillsboro City Schools and won their case before the U.S. Supreme Court in 1956.
Also sponsored by New Hope Baptist Church and the city of Hillsboro, this event and memorial bench is made possible thanks to Shawn Captain, who presented commissioners Gary Abernathy and Terry Britton, with the idea in June. It is also made possible by Hillsboro Mayor Justin Harsha, who donated the funds needed for the memorial bench concept after hearing of Shawn’s fundraising efforts. Engraved on the bench are pictures of the Lincoln School Marching Mothers and Marching Children, as well as the names of the participants.