Jacksonville, Florida
Saturday marks the 62nd anniversary of Ax Handle Saturday, a racially motivated attack that took place in Hemming Park in Jacksonville, Florida, on August 27, 1960. On that day, a group of white men attacked African Americans who were engaging in peaceful sit-in protests opposing Read More …
African American landmarks and legacies can be found at a variety of locations in Jacksonville. While some of these sites can be visited, other listings are marked “private” and are not open to the public. 1960s Civil Rights Historic Site Marker James Weldon Johnson Park, Read More …
March 8, 1965, the day after Bloody Sunday, when civil rights protesters were attacked and beaten by police on the Edmund Pettus Bridge. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr gave the following sermon at a church in Selma, Alabama. :Deep down in our non-violent creed is the Read More …
Yellow House launched their newest virtual exhibit with the release of the following statement. We are humbled and thrilled to launch our newest virtual exhibition…a true labor of love. Still Not About A Hotdog and a Coke is something special. With the intimate readings by Read More …
My first visit to Jacksonville was in the summer of 1985. While here I sat at the lunch counter in Woolworths, downtown, across from Hemming Park. I enjoyed a hamburger on a toasted bun with crisp leaf lettuce, vine ripened beefsteak tomatoes and sweet Vidalia Read More …
My first visit to Jacksonville was in the summer of 1985. While here I sat at the lunch counter in Woolworths, downtown, across from Hemming Park. I enjoyed a hamburger on a toasted bun with crisp leaf lettuce, vine ripened beefsteak tomatoes and sweet Vidalia Read More …