Friends, family and supporters of Luther C. McClellan were on hand for the marker dedication, including Memphis State Eight trail blazers Bertha Rogers Looney (front, fourth from right) and Ralph Prater (front, second from left). Marvis Kneeland Jones, the only other surviving member of the Memphis State Eight was unable to attend because of illness. The other Memphis State Eight students were Eleanor Gandy, Sammie Burnett Johnson, Rose Blakney Love and John Simpson. (Photo: Tyrone P. Easley)