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"Dorr Street Live"

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Volunteer Kim Wyatt, who grew-up in the Dorr St. neighborhood, points out areas she remembers on a giant historical picture of Dorr St. during the "Dorr Street Live" event hosted by the African American Legacy Project to honor the history of Dorr Street and the surrounding neighborhoods.

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Charmaine Gallaway, left, local author and jewelry designer, watches as Annie Ford, right, from Monroe, Mich. tries on a bracelet during the "Dorr Street Live" event hosted by the African American Legacy Project to honor the history of Dorr Street and the surrounding neighborhoods.

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Jordan Spears, left, 10, and Carson Barnes, right, 8, from Toledo, play basketball in an inflatable jumper during the "Dorr Street Live" event hosted by the African American Legacy Project to honor the history of Dorr Street and the surrounding neighborhoods.

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A detail of the Toledo Bronze Raven (African-Am.) January 6, 1951-January 10, 1976, which was on a large board highlighting the newspaper during the "Dorr Street Live" event hosted by the African American Legacy Project to honor the history of Dorr Street and the surrounding neighborhoods.

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Etta Ward, who grew-up in the Dorr St. area, looks at a board pasted with articles and pictures from The Toledo Bronze Raven (African-Am.) January 6, 1951-January 10, 1976, during the "Dorr Street Live" event. "I'm seeing people I went to school with," Ward said.

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Toledo Public Schools Superintendent Romulus Durant, left, and Toledo City Councilman Cecelia Adams, in white dress holding butterfly, release Monarch Butterflies, which symbolized the rebirth and resurrection of the Dorr street community, during the "Dorr Street Live" event hosted by the African American Legacy Project to honor the history of Dorr Street and the surrounding neighborhoods.

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Toledo Public Schools Superintendent Romulus Durant, left, and Toledo City Councilman Cecelia Adams, right, release Monarch Butterflies, which symbolized the rebirth and resurrection of the Dorr street community, during the "Dorr Street Live" event hosted by the African American Legacy Project to honor the history of Dorr Street and the surrounding neighborhoods.

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Toledo Mayor Paula Hicks-Hudson, left, and State Sen. Edna Brown (D., Toledo),right, react to the releasing of Monarch Butterflies, which symbolized the rebirth and resurrection of the Dorr street community, during the "Dorr Street Live" event hosted by the African American Legacy Project to honor the history of Dorr Street and the surrounding neighborhoods.

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Robert Smith, the founder of the African-American Legacy Project of Northwest Ohio, center, receives a special proclamation from Toledo City Council Yvonne Harper, left, and Cecelia Adams, right, during the "Dorr Street Live" event hosted by The African American Legacy Project to honor the history of Dorr Street and the surrounding neighborhoods.

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Tyrone Tyson looks at a rare 1973 Buick Electric 225 automobile during the "Dorr Street Live" event hosted by the African American Legacy Project to honor the history of Dorr Street and the surrounding neighborhoods.

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