A new television documentary notes that Marion Motley s legacy seems to be fading into obscurity, even in Canton.
Local filmmakers created the nearly 30-minute documentary Lines Broken: The Story of Marion Motley to prevent that from happening. It airs for the first time at 9:30 p.m. Friday on PBS Western Reserve.
James Waters II, a producer and director of the film, said the idea came from discussions in late 2017 and early 2018 about ways to recognize the McKinley High School graduate who became one of the first Black football players in the modern era. So, this has been a piece in the making, he said.