Youth Walk of Fame & Hattie Moseley Tribute

Springfield, Ohio, October 5, 2021 — A Youth Walk of Fame honoring the excellence of seven south Springfield youth, and a bronze plaque recognizing legendary Springfield civil rights advocate Hattie Moseley, will be unveiled on Oct. 9, 2021, at 1159 South’s Innisfallen Inspiration Garden.  We are pleased to showcase how at this new community space, developed on a formerly neglected, abandoned lot, south Springfield is recognizing its rich history, talented youth, and promising future.

Through a grant from NiSource / Columbia Gas, these seven remarkable youth, ages 5-17, will be recognized with granite walk-of-fame stars emblazoned with their names and categories of achievement, installed at 1159 South’s Innisfallen Inspiration Garden:

Amir Harris – Excellence in Academics

Christopher B. Brown II – Excellence in Academics

Ke’Shae Colvin – Excellence in Athletics

Mackenzie Dawn Davis-Jackson – Excellence in Leadership

Promise Mytavia Beavers – Excellence in Athletics

Ray’shaun Beavers – Excellence in Community Service

Te’Sean Smoot – Excellence in Leadership

With support from the Springfield Foundation, which has funded many elements of the Innisfallen Inspiration Garden, 1159 South will unveil a bronze plaque honoring former local civil rights icon Hattie Moseley.  Springfield News & Sun identified Ms. Moseley and Dorothy Bacon, as “perhaps the city’s most important civil rights activists whose efforts helped to change the racial landscape of Springfield.”  Newsweek Magazine likened Ms. Moseley’s fearlessness to the great antislavery preacher Sojourner Truth.  Permanent recognition of Ms. Moseley’s important and compelling work is long overdue.  We are thankful to the Springfield Foundation and Clark County Public Library Community Engagement Librarian, Sarah Webb, who will speak to Hattie Moseley’s life work and impact on the community.

The unveiling is Oct. 9, 2021, from 1:00 p.m. until 2:00 p.m. at 1051 S. Yellow Springs St.