‘There Are No People’: Springfield, Ohio, Faces Loss of Haitian Residents

The denizens of this once booming industrial Midwestern city, Springfield, Ohio were pining for something to rally people around when they coined the motto: "Speak a good word for Springfield or say nothing."

It was the height of the Depression in 1932 and the slogan sought to inspire unity among those living in a place where the Shawnee once roamed, European immigrants arrived and freed Black families found a home.

Now some residents in Springfield, Ohio, say the city's creed is being put to the test.

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