With the goal of preserving and sharing Toledo’s rich Black history, 20 years ago Robert Smith spearheaded the African American Legacy Project of Northwest Ohio.
“I saw that we were losing our history. I wanted to preserve our history,” said Mr. Smith, founder and president of the nonprofit organization.
“It was essential as far as I was concerned, and it’s proven to be true because when we came in, not many were talking about our history. Now everybody is talking about it,” he said. “That means we’ve done our jobs.”…