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Jacksonville, Fla. — It’s been 60 years since violence broke out in Downtown Jacksonville now known as “Ax Handle Saturday”. The unrest happened following civil rights protests, mostly sit-ins, by ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- August 27 marks the anniversary of one of the more horrendous events in Jacksonville's history. It was 56 years ago when the brutal attack that became known as "Ax Handle ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A socially-distanced event limited to 300 attendees is planned to commemorate Ax Handle Saturday, arguably the city’s most shameful episode of racial violence. Plans for the 60th ...

Wednesday marks 65 years since Ax Handle Saturday, a brutal racist attack on a peaceful lunch counter-protest in downtown Jacksonville. On August 27, 1960, the protest against segregation turned ...