I hadn't heard about this one.

Notably, DeSantis attempted to speak on the anniversary of what is known in Jacksonville as Ax Handle Saturday. On August 27, 1960, in one of the city’s downtown parks, Black Americans staging a peaceful sit-in to protest against segregation at a lunch counter were attacked by a White mob wielding baseball bats and ax handles. When the demonstrators fought back, police came and arrested the Black victims, instead of the White aggressors.
Jacksonville Shooter, Angry Young White Men, Gun Violence and the Ongoing Rabid Nature of Right…
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Janice Harayda
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Sep 1, 2023
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I hadn't heard about this one. Thanks so much for calling attention to an event that should be more widely known than it is.
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Critic, novelist, award-winning journalist. Former book editor of the Plain Dealer and book columnist for Glamour. Words in NYT, WSJ, and other major media.
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