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Iona Godfrey King and Donal King speak with Jacksonville City Council President Ron Salem about a bombing that took place in their North Riverside neighborhood in February 1964 on Friday, Feb. 23, 2024. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
February 25, 2024

Survivors of Klan terror in Murray Hill share their story with Jacksonville leaders 60 years later

Donal Godfrey survived a Ku Klux Klan bombing in Murray Hill at age 6. He shared his story with City…

By Will Brown

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Quan Laguerre, left, and Anolt Laguerre Sr. shared how Dollar General shooting victim Anolt "A.J." Laguerre Jr. was an optimistic and quiet young man who enjoyed video games. Laguerre, 19, was one of three people killed in the Dollar General massacre in Jacksonville's Grand Park neighborhood on Aug. 26, 2023. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
December 5, 2023

Families in Dollar General massacre sue retailer and shooter’s parents

Dollar General failed to provide adequate security to protect the public and customers in Jacksonville, the suit alleges.…

By Will Brown

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Jamil Davis of Black Voters Matter speaks to hundreds of people at James Weldon Johnson Park in downtown Jacksonville during a demonstration against white supremacy on Monday, Aug. 28, 2028. The rally was initially slated to observe the 60th anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, but was switched following racial violence in Grand Park on Saturday. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
August 28, 2023

OPINION | This hate is ours to hold 

I didn’t want to write this, but here I am using my words to process a pain that runs too…

By Nikesha Elise Williams

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