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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.
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A most interesting article. Thanks for sharing it.
Great stuff! Drive by this building almost every day, and have always wondered about the history.