In 1952, Marian and Donald Spencer's sons were told they couldn't swim in Coney Island's Sunlite Pool because they were Black. Now the Spencers are set to be honored with a "water monument" near the site of the now-closed pool. The memorial honoring the legacy of the two Civil Rights trailblazers will go up alongside the future Farmer Music Center in Cincinnati. At a May 26 press conference, leaders from the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and Music & Event Management, Inc., the groups leading the project, revealed plans to build the Spencer Water Monument. The monument will be made of black granite with a laser-etched 1950s portrait of Marian and Donald Spencer, framed by waterfalls and surrounded by lush landscaping. It will go up just west of the $160 million music and entertainment campus that's now under construction by the 42-year-old Riverbend Music Center. Members of the Spencer family were present at the unveiling, in which speakers highlighted the achievements and barrier-...