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. – Wednesday marks 65 years since a mob of white men attacked Black teenagers for attempting to integrate lunch counters in downtown Jacksonville, an attack known as Ax Handle ...
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — August 27 marks the anniversary of one of the darkest days in Jacksonville's history. It was 65 years ago when the brutal attack became known as "Ax Handle Saturday.” “We did not ...