Ax Handle Saturday

Sights and sounds of Ax Handle Saturday etched in witness’s mind

This photograph provided by Alton Yates shows a mob of men, some wielding ax handles and other implements against peaceful protesters, on Ax Handle Saturday. “Not a singl...

Civil rights activist points out errors in proclamation commemorating Ax Handle Saturday

The biggest honor was a proclamation from the United States Department of the Interior that commemorates the day Ax Handle Saturday happened. But according to local civil...

Jacksonville NAACP reflects on 60th anniversary of Ax Handle Saturday

Memory of Ax Handle Saturday still pains beating victim’s brother

GALLERY: 60th anniversary of Ax Handle Saturday

Jacksonville NAACP reflects on 60th anniversary of Ax Handle Saturday

Biden, Trump administration acknowledge grim moment in Jacksonville history

Pain & pride remain for those tied to Jacksonville’s sit-ins

Divided by color: Jacksonville’s racially segregated past

2 retired Jacksonville police officers reflect on Ax Handle Saturday

In 1960, the mayor told one story of Ax Handle Saturday. A photo told the truth.

Nat Glover credits his strength as a leader to moment of fear on Ax Handle Saturday

Survivor relives violence from Ax Handle Saturday

Teens carried healthy fear into Ax Handle Saturday

Pain & pride remain for those tied to Jacksonville’s sit-ins

Ax Handle Saturday protester: ‘No one backed away’

Historian reflects on events of ‘Ax Handle Saturday'

Witness: Lot of progress since Ax Handle Saturday