James Weldon Johnson Park

Redesign planned for James Weldon Johnson Park

Mike Mendenhall - Jacksonville Daily Record

The three-year strategy includes a goal to redesign the public space described as "an amenity for people of all walks of life and diverse backgrounds."

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2 Local Sculptures At James Weldon Johnson Park Will Stay

Bill Bortzfield

James Weldon Johnson Park supporters have raised enough to money to keep two local sculptures in the park for years to come.“Sunshine Mimosa” by Stephen…

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‘This Day Is a Day of Freedom’; Jacksonville Hosts Its First Emancipation Celebration

Sydney Boles

The Proclamation of Emancipation was issued in 1863, formally ending slavery across the country. But it wasn’t until two and a half years later, on May…

people gathered around in the dark, looking at a large christmas tree in the middle of the park, with a star on top.

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Jacksonville Christmas Tree Lighting Will Be Virtual This Year

Sky Lebron

Jacksonville’s Annual tree lighting ceremony will be a virtual event this year.City officials said Thursday Mayor Lenny Curry and his family will be…

Pedestal in the middle of Hemming Park where a confederate mounment used to be on top, downtown buildings in the background, and the skyrail

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Jacksonville Councilman Files Bill To Return Hemming Monument To Family

Sky Lebron

Councilman Garrett Dennis filed a bill this week that would urge the city to give the recently taken down Charles Hemming monument back to the Hemming…

James Weldon Johnson Park, then Hemming Park, is pictured on June 9, 2020, shortly after the city removed its Confederate statue.

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City Council To Hear From Public On Moratorium On Renaming Parks, Statues

Brendan Rivers

The Jacksonville City Council is set to hold a public hearing on a proposed two year moratorium on the renaming of public parks, buildings and streets…

Rodney Hurst speaking on a platform, with a picture of the young black demonstrators in the background, the podium that Hurst is speaking on has flowers in front of it.

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Ax Handle Saturday Remembered 60 Years Later At Newly Renamed Park

Sky Lebron

Civil Rights activists, community leaders and Jacksonville City Council members attended a gathering Thursday in what is now called James Weldon Johnson…

people mill around a plaza in front of a 60th anniversary backdrop

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James Weldon Johnson Park Added To National African American Civil Rights Network

Brendan Rivers

The newly named James Weldon Johnson Park in Downtown Jacksonville has been added to the African American Civil Rights Network on Thursday, the 60th…