Historic Orange Park Normal and Industrial School taught Black, white children under one roof in late 1800s
Read full article: Historic Orange Park Normal and Industrial School taught Black, white children under one roof in late 1800sOrange Park's Town Hall sits on the property that was once home to the Normal and Industrial School, which was ahead of its time. An abolitionist group taught Black and white students under one roof at the school in the late 1800s.
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Protesters flood Bridge of Lions in St. Augustine
Read full article: Protesters flood Bridge of Lions in St. AugustineST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. Dozens of peaceful protesters took to the Bridge of Lions in St. Augustine on Wednesday to call for social justice and an end to police brutality. Hundreds have marched onto the Bridge of Lions in #StAugustine in support of the #BlackLivesMatter movement. @staugrecord pic.twitter.com/pXJuG1avx6 Will Brown (@wwbrown19) June 10, 2020Some held signs demanding body cameras be worn by St. Johns County Sheriffs Office deputies and officers with the St. Augustine Police Department. Others held signs that read Black Lives Matter.The St. Augustine Record reported hundreds of peaceful protesters marched onto the bridge before moving to historic St. George Street. The #StAugustine Black Lives Matter protest is marching up St. George Street.
