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Every year during Black History Month we hear the names and stories of some of our area's great local heroes – boxer Davey Moore, jazz legend Johnny Lytle, baseball great Brooks Lawrence, Mayor Robert Henry, and others. They are great stories, and some of these names are known across the country – we should be proud of those that had a national impact. However, these heroes are still only one part of Clark County’s black history. There are other names, less often heard, whose stories are just as

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