CINCY HISTORY MAKER
Rev. Rousseau O’Neal II
When historians reflect on Cincinnati’s late 20th and early 21st century social justice movements, will stand among the clergy who carried the torch from the Civil Rights era into modern community activism.
As longtime pastor of Rockdale Baptist Church in Avondale — one of Cincinnati’s most historically significant Black neighborhoods — Rev. O’Neal led at the intersection of faith, policy, and community empowerment. His leadership placed him at the center of conversations surrounding equity, policing, housing, and education.…