DUBLIN, Ohio ( WCMH ) — The city of Dublin officially righted a wrong from more than 150 years ago on Friday. And for the descendants of a family of black landowners, it ensures their legacy will be remembered.
It was a beautiful gesture from the city that celebrates and recognizes mistakes of the past. Mayor Chris Groomes believes this ceremony speaks volumes about the city’s character.
“It’s important because it states who we are, it states our priorities. It states our dedication to all people and everyone that calls Dublin home,” Groomes said. “Everyone that has and everyone that will.”
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The dedication ceremony was to the Brown-Harris families on land between U.S. route 33 and Shier Rings Road in Dublin. The families originally owned the land from the 1840s until 1915.
“Today is just a blessed day,” Groomes said. “It is a wonderful celebration of this ground coming full circle and really honoring and respecting the legacies that were here long before we were.”