JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A mob of white men wielding ax handles charges toward a crowd of Black people in Downtown Jacksonville. Then, the beatings begin. That's the scene depicted in a newly unearthed ...
Jacksonville, Fla. — It’s been 60 years since violence broke out in Downtown Jacksonville now known as “Ax Handle Saturday”. The unrest happened following civil rights protests, mostly sit-ins, by ...
This is a series of reports from the News4JAX Anchor about his personal experiences and thoughts about his battle. Read full article: Jacksonville Waves women’s pro basketball team celebrates launch ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On Thursday, President Trump officially accepts the Republican presidential nomination on the final night of the Republican ...
Wednesday marks 65 years since Ax Handle Saturday, a brutal racist attack on a peaceful lunch counter-protest in downtown Jacksonville. On August 27, 1960, the protest against segregation turned ...
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- August 27 marks the anniversary of one of the more horrendous events in Jacksonville's history. It was 56 years ago when the brutal attack that became known as "Ax Handle ...
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – At age 16, Marjorie Meeks Browns was among the youth protesters attacked during a peaceful lunch counter sit-in Aug. 27, 1960, in downtown Jacksonville. But Meeks Brown would go ...
The history of the Jacksonville riot of 1960, was a racially motivated attack. Ax Handle Saturday, also known as the Jacksonville riot of 1960, was a racially motivated attack that took place in ...
LONGVIEW, Texas (KLTV) - A man charged with murder in 2021 pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of aggravated assault on Thursday. John Houston Brown, 41, of Laneville, pleaded guilty to aggravated ...