1971 In June of 1971, a police officer shot and killed a black teenager, Donnie Ray Hall, on suspicion of being part of a group that had stolen an automobile. 300 black demonstrators under the local NAACP chapter picketed the Duval County Court House. After the demonstrators dispersed, small groups started looting and burning buildings along Florida Avenue that continued for several days and escalated to other parts of the city. The Community Urban Development Council under Dr. Girardeau began documenting cases of police brutality and harassment and provided this information to Governor Reuben Askew. After a police officer was shot and killed with another one wounded, a grand jury investigated the recent incidents concluding that the actions by the Sheriff’s Office demonstrated proper restraint, but recommended better communication between the police and the black communities. Reword. Present Tense. Source. 1971 City Council member Sallye Mathis and Dr. Andrew Robinson with the University of North Florida successful convinced respected business and community leader, Clanzel Brown (J.J. Daniel ?) to bring together fifteen white and fifteen black community leaders that met at Shiloh Baptist Church. From that meeting the Council of Leadership for Community Advancement (COLCA) was formed under the joint supervision of J.J. Daniel, Dr. Andrew Robinson, Alton Yates. The Council formed five task forces that met to address education, employment, housing, media and law enforcement. With the momentum of the COLCA slowing down in 1972, the recommendations of the task forces were never significantly implemented. As a result the decade ended with the same racial issues confronting the city in the 1950s and 1960s as reflected in the annual produced by the Urban League under Status of Blacks in Jacksonville, 1977, President, Clanzel Brown. Reword. Present Tense. Source. 1971 Harold Carmichael was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the seventh round of the NL draft. After spending two years as a tight end, he finally found his niche as a wide receiver. From that point on, number 17 was headed for the record books. He broke the Eagles’ record for games played with 180 to his credit. His 589 successful receptions broke another record and his 79 touchdowns still another. (1989 JBHC) What’s the connection to Jax? What’s the pertinence for civil rights?
1971 In June of 1971, a police officer shot and killed a black teenager, Donnie Ray Hall, on suspicion of being part of a group that had stolen an automobile. 300 black demonstrators under the local NAACP chapter picketed the Duval County Court House. After the demonstrators dispersed, small groups started looting and burning buildings along Florida Avenue that continued for several days and escalated to other parts of the city. The Community Urban Development Council under Dr. Girardeau began documenting cases of police brutality and harassment and provided this information to Governor Reuben Askew. After a police officer was shot and killed with another one wounded, a grand jury investigated the recent incidents concluding that the actions by the Sheriff’s Office demonstrated proper restraint, but recommended better communication between the police and the black communities. Reword. Present Tense. Source. 1971 City Council member Sallye Mathis and Dr. Andrew Robinson with the University of North Florida successful convinced respected business and community leader, Clanzel Brown (J.J. Daniel ?) to bring together fifteen white and fifteen black community leaders that met at Shiloh Baptist Church. From that meeting the Council of Leadership for Community Advancement (COLCA) was formed under the joint supervision of J.J. Daniel, Dr. Andrew Robinson, Alton Yates. The Council formed five task forces that met to address education, employment, housing, media and law enforcement. With the momentum of the COLCA slowing down in 1972, the recommendations of the task forces were never significantly implemented. As a result the decade ended with the same racial issues confronting the city in the 1950s and 1960s as reflected in the annual Status of Blacks in Jacksonville, 1977, produced by the Urban League under President, Clanzel Brown. Reword. Present Tense. Source. 1971 Harold Carmichael was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the seventh round of the NL draft. After spending two years as a tight end, he finally found his niche as a wide receiver. From that point on, number 17 was headed for the record books. He broke the Eagles’ record for games played with 180 to his credit. His 589 successful receptions broke another record and his 79 touchdowns still another. (1989 JBHC) What’s the connection to Jax? What’s the pertinence for civil rights?