Fairborn will host an MLK Day party online this evening.
The event will feature prizes for Fairborn students of all ages who participated in essay, art and video contests on topics related to civil rights.
Clint Allen, a city council member, says it shows just how far Fairborn has come in the last half century.
"Fairborn, all the way up until 1965, was considered a 'Sundown Town.' If you were not white, you could not be in the town after dark," Allen says.
This is the first major project put together by the Fairborn Diversity and Inclusion Committee.
The committee was started when the schools and city council saw young residents organizing in the wake of George Floyd’s killing last summer.
Allen says their goal is to create opportunities to discuss equality and social justice, and Amy Gayheart at the Fairborn City Schools says it's nice to see students take the lead in those conversations.
"When you really give them a chance to share their voices, they will amaze you. And as educators, those are the moments we love. We thrive on those."
The event will stream on Facebook Live at 7p.m. tonight.
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