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Monument to Martin R. Delany is Dedicated

Monument located at Delany's grave, Massies Creek Cemetery

The following notice from Bennie McRae gives news of the dedication of a monument to mark the gravesite of Martin R. Delany. Links are provided to several pages of photos on McRae's website.

MARTIN ROBISON DELANY MONUMENT DEDICATION

On Friday, October 20, 2006, a new monument honoring Martin R. Delany was unveiled at his gravesite at Massies Creek Cemetery, located on Tarbox Cemetery Road in Greene County, Ohio. A ceremony followed at the Afro American Museum in Wilberforce, Ohio.

Photos of the new monument and the dedication ceremonies may be seen on Bennie McRae's site:

http://www.lwfaam.net/event/delany_dedication.htm

http://www.lwfaam.net/event/delany_monument.htm

Our sincere thanks to Bennie McRae for photographing the event and posting the images online.

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