CINCINNATI (AP) — The University of Cincinnati is removing Marge Schott’s name from its baseball stadium and a library archive in light of her racist comments while owner of the Cincinnati Reds.
Over the years, UC students, faculty and alumni have objected to Schott’s name on school facilities, but no changes were made.
Ramey, who is Black, grew up in Cincinnati and learned about Schott’s history of racist comments from his father.
The university built Marge Schott Stadium with a $2 million donation from the Marge & Charles J. Schott Foundation in 2006.
In addition to removing Schott’s name from the stadium, trustees agreed to remove it from a space in its archives library.
