A new statue to be unveiled June 27 honors Marian Spencer, the first Black woman to be elected to the Cincinnati City Council.
Mandatory Credit:	Al Behrman/AP

A new statue to be unveiled June 27 honors Marian Spencer, the first Black woman to be elected to the Cincinnati City Council.
Mandatory Credit: Al Behrman/AP

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Cincinnati's first statue of a named woman honors civil rights activist Marian Spencer

Historical statues dot the landscape of Cincinnati, Ohio, but the city has been notably lacking any that feature a named woman. Until now.