Ax Handle Saturday
Ax Handle Saturday
9/8/2020 | 28m 31sVideo has Closed Captions
The history of the Jacksonville riot of 1960, was a racially motivated attack.
Ax Handle Saturday, also known as the Jacksonville riot of 1960, was a racially motivated attack that took place in Hemming Park in Jacksonville, Florida, on August 27, 1960. A group of white men attacked African Americans who were engaging in sit-in protests opposing racial segregation. The attack took its name from the ax handles used by the attackers.
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Ax Handle Saturday is a local public television program presented by Jax PBS
Ax Handle Saturday
Ax Handle Saturday
9/8/2020 | 28m 31sVideo has Closed Captions
Ax Handle Saturday, also known as the Jacksonville riot of 1960, was a racially motivated attack that took place in Hemming Park in Jacksonville, Florida, on August 27, 1960. A group of white men attacked African Americans who were engaging in sit-in protests opposing racial segregation. The attack took its name from the ax handles used by the attackers.
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Ax Handle Saturday is a local public television program presented by Jax PBS