Black History

Gainesville leader fought for equality while breaking barriers at Fair Street High School
Gainesville leader fought for equality while breaking barriers at Fair Street High School Gainesville leader fought for equality while breaking barriers at Fair Street High

School Desegregation – 1954
School Desegregation – 1954… The attempt to end the practice of separating children of different races into distinct public schools. Beginning with the landmark Supreme
WHEN WILL THE BLACK MAN BE ACCEPTED AT FACE VALUE?
WHEN WILL THE BLACK MAN BE ACCEPTED AT FACE VALUE? A Black Man walks into a prestigious private bank in midtown Manhattan and asks for

Success is All in the Family: The Rucker Family Story
Success is All in the Family: The Rucker Family Story The union of Benjamin (“Mr. Bennie”) and Johnnie (“Miss Johnnie”) Lucille Deadwyler Rucker produced five

Sergeant First Class Kenneth Thornton
Sergeant First Class Kenneth Thornton Sergeant First Class Kenneth Thornton United States Army (Retired) E.E. Butler High Class of 1963 From Lula, Georgia, to Salt

Slave in Jefferson Davis’s home gave Union key secrets
Slave in Jefferson Davis’s home gave Union key secrets From Barbara Starr and Bill Mears CNN WASHINGTON (CNN) — William Jackson was a slave in