Until It Becomes a Diamond ID: 6058 | This file appears in: Christ Our Redeemer A.M.E. Church To listen to this audio please consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 audio Rev. Melvin Blackwell describes his deep sense of responsibility, especially to longtime members who were among the pioneers of the racial integration of Cleveland Heights, for guiding a struggling church in an old but historic building toward better times. He likens his vision to polishing a diamond. | Source: Cleveland Regional Oral History Collection Download Original File SourceCleveland Regional Oral History CollectionRelation“Melvin Blackwell Interview, 18 September 2013,” Cleveland Voices, clevelandvoices.org/items/show/2276 "Until It Becomes a Diamond" appears in: Christ Our Redeemer A.M.E. Church