1960s Civil Rights activist told he could not speak at Duval school, one he has spoken at before
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A man who was active in the civil rights movement in Jacksonville in the 1960's is no longer welcome to speak at a school. Rod...
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A man who was active in the civil rights movement in Jacksonville in the 1960's is no longer welcome to speak at a school. Rodney Hurst has spoken to students for years, sharing his experiences about racism in Florida when he was a teenager and young man. He participated in sit-ins at places such as the Woolworths, and he was downtown on Axe Handle Saturday when some white people took axes and started hitting black people in the streets of Jacksonvile in 1960. "I want young students both black and white to understand this history.