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Rendville Mayor Brian Bailey, left, and Author Frans Doppen present the new Historical Marker commemorating African-American Labor Organizer Richard L. Davis in Rendville, Ohio on Saturday, September 22, 2018. (Haldan Kirsch/WOUB)
Rendville Mayor Brian Bailey, left, and Author Frans Doppen present the new Historical Marker commemorating African-American Labor Organizer Richard L. Davis in Rendville, Ohio on Saturday, September 22, 2018. (Haldan Kirsch/WOUB)
Rendville Mayor Brian Bailey, left, and Author Frans Doppen unveil the new Historical Marker commemorating African-American Labor Organizer Richard L. Davis in Rendville, Ohio on Saturday, September 22, 2018. (Haldan Kirsch/WOUB)
Rendville Mayor Brian Bailey, left, and Author Frans Doppen unveil the new Historical Marker commemorating African-American Labor Organizer Richard L. Davis in Rendville, Ohio on Saturday, September 22, 2018. (Haldan Kirsch/WOUB)
The new historical marker commemorating African-American Labor Organizer Richard L. Davis in Rendville, Ohio, on Saturday, September 2, 2018. (Haldan Kirsch/WOUB)
The new historical marker commemorating African-American Labor Organizer Richard L. Davis in Rendville, Ohio, on Saturday, September 2, 2018. (Haldan Kirsch/WOUB)
Tommy Ivory records an oral history of growing up in Rendville with Chad Reich as a part of Rendville Emancipation Day in Rendville, Ohio, on Saturday, September 2, 2018. (Haldan Kirsch/WOUB)
Tommy Ivory records an oral history of growing up in Rendville with Chad Reich as a part of Rendville Emancipation Day in Rendville, Ohio, on Saturday, September 2, 2018. (Haldan Kirsch/WOUB)
Marilyn Hill shows a photo of her older sister to her relative Joanna Tabler in Rendville, Ohio, on Saturday, September 2, 2018. The photos were being displayed in celebration of Emancipation Day. (Haldan Kirsch/WOUB)
Marilyn Hill shows a photo of her older sister to her relative Joanna Tabler in Rendville, Ohio, on Saturday, September 2, 2018. The photos were being displayed in celebration of Emancipation Day. (Haldan Kirsch/WOUB)
Philip Tabler looks at old photos of Rendville with Pam Hill and his wife Joanna Tabler in Rendville, Ohio, on Saturday, September 2, 2018. (Haldan Kirsch/WOUB)
Philip Tabler looks at old photos of Rendville with Pam Hill and his wife Joanna Tabler in Rendville, Ohio, on Saturday, September 2, 2018. (Haldan Kirsch/WOUB)
Dean Tabler, 8, takes a look at a display commemorating Rendville's history of athletic achievements in Rendville, Ohio, on Saturday, September 2, 2018. (Haldan Kirsch/WOUB)
Dean Tabler, 8, takes a look at a display commemorating Rendville's history of athletic achievements in Rendville, Ohio, on Saturday, September 2, 2018. (Haldan Kirsch/WOUB)

PHOTOS: 2018 Rendville Emancipation Day Celebration


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Saturday, September 22 marked a celebration of Emancipation Day in Rendville, OH, a small town outside of Athens, OH. The celebration included the unveiling of a historical marker noting the significance of the legacy of Richard L. Davis, a labor organizer who lived in Rendville.