COLUMBIA, Tenn. (WTVF) — We are just weeks away from a statue unveiling that will share a part of Columbia's history in a new way. It involves a famous name, Thurgood Marshall, and the case that brought him to middle Tennessee nearly 80 years ago.

"We're going to have a power packed morning," Trent Ogilvie told a group gathered for a Columbia Peace and Justice Initiative meeting.

Ogilvie is a co-founder of the group.

"It's good to see so many friends, familiar faces. We welcome you. We've got a lot of things to celebrate."

A project has truly been years in the making for the Columbia Peace and Justice Initiative.

I first met Ogilvie nearly two years ago as he was hoping something could better tell the story of a section of Columbia's E. 8th St.

"When I look at it, it really hurts," O

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