August Harvey Martin (1919 – 1968) was the first African American………..
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August Harvey Martin (1919 – 1968) was the first African American commercial pilot.
He died on June 30,1968 in a rainstorm at Uli Airport while flying in relief materials to Biafra. His wife, Gladys Frank Martin also perished with him in the accident.
There is a school named after him in Jamaica but there is nothing in the Eastern Region in his memory.
After due consultations with the Igwe, Igwe In-Council and major Stakeholders, it was decided that our Civic Center should be named after him.
Thus, the Uli Civic Center shall from today, 15/7/2023 be named, called and addressed as:
AUGUST HARVEY MARTIN CIVIC CENTER, ULI.
His Statue will be erected in front of the Civic Center in due course.
May God bless his Soul.
May God bless Ala Uli
PG, Uli.
