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Title: Alice Kilpatrick and the Richmond Hotel
Post by: thelakelander on April 06, 2026, 08:45:39 AM
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In the first decades of the twentieth century, when segregation narrowed opportunity and Black mobility was constrained by law, custom, and violence, African American women quietly built institutions that sustained community life. Among them was Alice Kirkpatrick, a Jacksonville businesswoman whose life's work placed her at the center of Black enterprise, civic organization, and cultural exchange during the Jim Crow era.

Read More: https://www.thejaxsonmag.com/article/alice-kilpatrick-and-the-richmond-hotel/
Title: Re: Alice Kilpatrick and the Richmond Hotel
Post by: Charles Hunter on April 06, 2026, 11:25:49 AM
A most interesting article. Thanks for sharing it.
Title: Re: Alice Kilpatrick and the Richmond Hotel
Post by: Ken_FSU on April 08, 2026, 09:02:40 AM
Great stuff! Drive by this building almost every day, and have always wondered about the history.