Northeast Ohio is famous for its halls-of-fame; and another one is coming to the region. The is moving from Atlanta to Canton.
For generations, talented American athletes couldn鈥檛 play football at major colleges because they were African-American. So, they proved how good they could be by playing for historically black colleges.
To recognize their achievements, a hall of fame for historically black college stars was created in 2009, in Atlanta.
But it had no facility there, and with 29 of its members also in the , the two organizations announced this week that they will come together to make a home for the college museum as part of the half-billion-dollar Hall of Fame Village now in development in Canton.
Enshrinement ceremonies for the Black College Football Hall will be in Canton, probably starting next year, as will a hall of fame game between teams from historically black colleges.