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‘Long time coming’: City of Jacksonville unveils marker honoring civil rights martyr Johnnie Mae Chappell
Read full article: ‘Long time coming’: City of Jacksonville unveils marker honoring civil rights martyr Johnnie Mae ChappellJacksonville officials will unveil a historic marker to remember civil rights martyr Johnnie Mae Chappell on Friday at 10 a.m. at the Lincoln Villa Community Center.
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City of Jacksonville to unveil marker honoring civil rights martyr Johnnie Mae Chappell
Read full article: City of Jacksonville to unveil marker honoring civil rights martyr Johnnie Mae ChappellJacksonville officials will unveil a historic marker to remember civil rights martyr Johnnie Mae Chappell on Friday at 10 a.m. at the Lincoln Villa Community Center.
‘Right thing to do’: Proposed anti-hate law amended to be named after woman killed in racist attack
Read full article: ‘Right thing to do’: Proposed anti-hate law amended to be named after woman killed in racist attackA plan to crack down on hate crimes in the River City continues to move forward in City Hall. Monday, council members announced the bill introduced earlier this year has been amended to be named in honor of a local woman shot and killed in a racist attack 60 years ago.
58 years since racially-motivated killing, Jacksonville man feels slightly closer to justice
Read full article: 58 years since racially-motivated killing, Jacksonville man feels slightly closer to justiceIt’s been nearly six decades since a Jacksonville mother of 10 children was gunned down in a racially-motivated attack on New Kings Road and Flicker Avenue.