Lynn Humphrey Guest writer - The Jaxson
Lynn Humphrey is a semi-retired grandmother, researcher, archivist, and librarian for the T. Thomas Fortune Foundation/Cultural Center in Red Bank, N.J.
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Emanuel Fortune circa 1868 | Florida Memory
April 23, 2025

THE JAXSON | Emanuel Fortune: A legacy of resilience in Reconstruction-era Florida

Emanuel Fortune was warned that his political prominence as a Black leader made him a target in post-Civil War Jacksonville.…

By Lynn Humphrey