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Community => History => Topic started by: thelakelander on October 14, 2025, 07:57:02 AM

Title: LaVilla’s Forgotten Freedom Fighter
Post by: thelakelander on October 14, 2025, 07:57:02 AM
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Before Rosa Parks and Montgomery, a pastor on Ashley Street sat down on a Jacksonville streetcar, refused bail, and forced the courts to blink. His name was Andrew Patterson, and his blueprint traveled.

Read More: https://www.thejaxsonmag.com/article/lavillas-forgotten-freedom-fighter/
Title: Re: LaVilla’s Forgotten Freedom Fighter
Post by: Charles Hunter on October 14, 2025, 11:51:51 AM
Great article about a lost hero of history. Thank you.