The unveiling of the marker for Milly Sawyers, part of the Springfield-Greene County African American Heritage Trail (photo taken on August 25, 2025).
On a cool Wednesday afternoon in August, Springfield residents and local leaders gathered around a small corner in downtown Springfield to unveil a marker honoring the life and freedom of Milly Saywers.
“I had never heard the story. I was not familiar with it at all…. and I was saddened a little bit because I didn’t know that history,” said Charlotte Hardin.”…