JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Jacksonville Youth Council of the NAACP will commemorate the 64th anniversary of the 1960 Sit-Ins and Ax Handle Saturday on Tuesday at the First Baptist Church of Oakland.
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On Aug. 27, 1960, a mob of white men with axes and bats attacked Black people after a sit-in at a segregated lunch counter in downtown Jacksonville.
Charlie Cobb Jr. will be the speaker at the event. He was active in the Civil Rights Movement and the Student Non-violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC).
The commemoration will take place from 6-8 p.m Saturday at First Baptist Church of Oakland Out-East at 1025 Jessie St. Jacksonville, FL 32206.