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Task Force on Civil Rights History

Make recommendations for how the City of Jacksonville can better reflect and educate about its rich civil rights history.

 Final Report - Dated June 20, 2018 


 

Committee Members

The Honorable Warren Jones, Duval County School Board, Co-Chair
Ju'Coby Pittman, Clara White Mission, Co-Chair

Tony Allegretti, Cultural Council of Greater Jacksonville
Dr. Alan Bliss, Jacksonville Historical Society
Dr. Richard Danford, Jacksonville Urban League
Brenda Frinks, Black EXPO
Dr. Tim Gilmore, Florida State College at Jacksonville
Dr. Marvin Grant, Edward Waters College
Chris Hand, Eavenson, Fraser, Lunsford & Ivan
Maria Hane, Museum of Science and History
Rhiley Hodges, Paxon School for Advanced Studies
The Honorable Rodney L. Hurst, Sr.
Dr. Brenda R. Simmons-Hutchins, Black History Calendar
The Honorable Rahman Johnson, Edward Waters College
Timothy Johnson, Jacksonville Police & Fire Pension Fund
John Lumpkin
Eric Mann, YMCA
Bishop  Rudolph W. McKissick, Sr.
Hope McMath, Yellow House
Marsha Phelts
Marcus Pollard, Jacksonville Jaguars
Isaiah Rumlin, Jacksonville Branch of the NAACP
Darnell Smith, Florida Blue
Monica Smith, Visit Jacksonville
Adonicca L. Toler, Ritz Theatre and Museum
Lloyd Washington, Durkeeville Historical Society
Alton Yates
 

Committee Staff

Office of the City Council
117 W. Duval St., Suite 430
Jacksonville, FL 32202

Phone:  (904) 630-1404
FAX: (904) 630-1342

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Meeting Information

Notice - Task Force Meeting Schedule - Noticed 3/2/2018
Notice - Civil Rights History Finance Subcommittee Meeting Schedule - Noticed 4/16/2018
Notice - Civil Rights History Repository Subcommittee Meeting Schedule - Noticed 4/16/2018
Notice - Civil Rights History Marketing Subcommittee Meeting Schedule - Noticed 4/19/2018
Notice - Civil Rights History Inventory Subcommittee Meeting Schedule - Noticed 4/25/2018

City Hall - St. James Building 
117 W. Duval Street
Jacksonville, FL  32202

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Archived Meetings

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June 20, 2018

Task Force - Special Meeting
City Hall - St. James Bldg.
4th Floor, Conference Room A
117 W. Duval Street
Notice | Minutes | Audio

Civil Rights History Finance Subcommittee - Special Meeting
City Hall - St. James Bldg.
4th Floor, Conference Room A
117 W. Duval Street
Cancellation Notice 

 

June 19, 2018

Civil Rights History Marketing Subcommittee
City Hall - St. James Bldg.
4th Floor, Conference Room A                                                       
117 W. Duval Street
Notice | Minutes | Sign-in Sheet | Audio

Civil Rights History Inventory Subcommittee
City Hall - St. James Bldg.
4th Floor, Conference Room A
117 W. Duval Street
Cancellation Notice 

 

June 18, 2018

Civil Rights History Repository Subcommittee
City Hall - St. James Bldg.
1st Floor, Don Davis Room
117 W. Duval Street
Cancellation Notice 

 

June 13, 2018

Task Force Meeting #7
City Hall - St. James Bldg.
1st Floor, Lynwood Roberts Room
117 W. Duval Street
Notice | Minutes | Sign-in Sheet | Video | Audio

Civil Rights History Finance Subcommittee - Special Meeting
City Hall - St. James Bldg.
4th Floor, Conference Room A
117 W. Duval Street
Notice | Minutes | Handouts | Audio




June 12, 2018

Civil Rights History Inventory Subcommittee - Special Meeting
City Hall - St. James Bldg.
4th Floor, Conference Room A
117 W. Duval Street
Notice | Minutes | Handouts | Audio




June 6, 2018

Civil Rights History Finance Subcommittee
City Hall - St. James Bldg.
1st Floor, Don Davis Room
117 W. Duval Street
Notice | Minutes | Handouts | Audio




June 5, 2018

Civil Rights History Marketing Subcommittee
City Hall - St. James Bldg.
4th Floor, Conference Room B                                                       
117 W. Duval Street
Cancellation Notice 

Civil Rights History Inventory Subcommittee
City Hall - St. James Bldg.
4th Floor, Conference Room A
117 W. Duval Street
Notice | Minutes | Handouts | Audio




June 4, 2018

Civil Rights History Repository Subcommittee
City Hall - St. James Bldg.
1st Floor, Don Davis Room
117 W. Duval Street
Cancellation Notice 
 



May 29, 2018

Civil Rights History Inventory Subcommittee
City Hall - St. James Bldg.
4th Floor, Conference Room A
117 W. Duval Street
Notice | Minutes | Handouts | Audio
 



May 23, 2018

Task Force Meeting #6
City Hall - St. James Bldg.
1st Floor, Lynwood Roberts Room
117 W. Duval Street
Notice | Minutes | Video

Civil Rights History Finance Subcommittee
City Hall - St. James Bldg.
1st Floor, Lynwood Roberts Room
117 W. Duval Street
Notice | Minutes | Handouts | Video


 

May 22, 2018

Civil Rights History Inventory Subcommittee
City Hall - St. James Bldg.
4th Floor, Conference Room A
117 W. Duval Street
Notice | Minutes | Handouts | Audio

Civil Rights History Marketing Subcommittee
City Hall - St. James Bldg.
4th Floor, Conference Room B
117 W. Duval Street
Notice | Minutes | Audio


 

May 21, 2018

Civil Rights Joint Subcommittee
City Hall - St. James Bldg.
1st Floor, Lynwood Roberts Room
117 W. Duval Street
Notice | Minutes | Handouts | Video




May 9, 2018

Task Force Meeting #5
City Hall - St. James Bldg.
1st Floor, Lynwood Roberts Room
117 W. Duval Street
Notice | Minutes | Video

Civil Rights History Finance Subcommittee
City Hall - St. James Bldg.
1st Floor, Committee Room B
117 W. Duval Street
Notice | Minutes | Handouts | Audio




May 8, 2018

Civil Rights History Inventory Subcommittee
City Hall - St. James Bldg.
4th Floor, Conference Room A
117 W. Duval Street
Notice | Minutes | Handouts | Audio

Civil Rights History Marketing Subcommittee
City Hall - St. James Bldg.
4th Floor, Conference Room A
117 W. Duval Street
Notice | Minutes | No audio available




May 7, 2018

Civil Rights History Repository Subcommittee
City Hall - St. James Bldg.
1st Floor, Don Davis Room
117 W. Duval Street
Notice | Minutes | Sign-in Sheet | Audio




May 1, 2018

Civil Rights History Inventory Subcommittee - Special Meeting
City Hall - St. James Bldg.
4th Floor, Conference Room A
117 W. Duval Street
Notice | Minutes | Handout | Audio 

Civil Rights History Inventory Subcommittee
City Hall - St. James Bldg.
4th Floor, Conference Room A
117 W. Duval Street
Notice | Minutes | Audio


 

April 25, 2018

Task Force Meeting #4
City Hall - St. James Bldg.
1st Floor, Lynwood Roberts Room
117 W. Duval Street
Notice | Agenda | Minutes | Sign-in Sheet | Video

Civil Rights History Finance Subcommittee
City Hall - St. James Bldg.
1st Floor, Lynwood Roberts Room
117 W. Duval Street
Notice | Minutes | Sign-in Sheet | Handouts | Video
 

 

April 24, 2018

Civil Rights History Inventory Subcommittee
City Hall - St. James Bldg.
4th Floor, Conference Room A
117 W. Duval Street
Minutes | Audio

Civil Rights History Marketing Subcommittee
City Hall - St. James Bldg.
4th Floor, Conference Room A
117 W. Duval Street
Notice | Minutes | Audio

 
 

April 23, 2018

Civil Rights History Repository Subcommittee
City Hall - St. James Bldg.
1st Floor, Don Davis Room
117 W. Duval Street
Notice | Minutes | Agenda, Attendance, and Handouts | Audio
 



April 11, 2018

Task Force Meeting #3
City Hall - St. James Bldg.
1st Floor, Lynwood Roberts Room
117 W. Duval Street
Notice | Minutes | Agenda, Attendance, and Handouts | Video




April 10, 2018

Civil Rights History Timeline Subcommittee
City Hall - St. James Bldg.
4th Floor, Conference Room A
117 W. Duval Street
Notice | Minutes | Sign-in Sheet | Audio


 

April 4, 2018

Civil Rights History Marketing Subcommittee
City Hall - St. James Bldg.
1st Floor, Don Davis Room
117 W. Duval Street
Notice | Minutes | Sign-in Sheet | Audio


 

March 28, 2018

Task Force Meeting #2
City Hall - St. James Bldg.
1st Floor, Lynwood Roberts Room
117 W. Duval Street
Notice | Minutes | Sign-in Sheet | Agenda and Handouts | Video

 

 

March 27, 2018

Civil Rights History Timeline Subcommittee
City Hall - St. James Bldg.
4th Floor, Conference Room A
117 W. Duval Street
Notice | Minutes | Sign-in Sheet | Agenda and Handouts | Audio




March 14, 2018

Task Force Meeting #1
City Hall - St. James Bldg.
1st Floor, Lynwood Roberts Room
117 W. Duval Street
Notice | Minutes | Sign-in Sheet | Agenda and Handouts | Video


 

February 12, 2018

Council Member Public Meeting
City Hall - St. James Bldg.
4th Floor, Conference Room A
117 W. Duval Street
Notice | Minutes | Sign-in Sheet | Handout | Audio

  

Legislation

2018-0102-A
Adopted
2/13/2018
 
RESO Finding a Need for Better Recognition of and Education about Jacksonville's Rich Civil Rights History; Creating a Task Force on Civil Rights History; Request Emerg Passage upon Intro. (Clements) (Introduced by Council President Brosche, K. Brown, R. Brown, Dennis, Gaffney & Newby)
2018-0132-E
Enacted
2/27/2018
 
ORD Amend Reso 2018-102-A to Increase the number of Appointees to the Task Force on Civil Rights History to 28 & to appt Timothy H Johnson to the Task Force; Request 1-Cycle Emerg Apv. (Johnston) (Introduced by CM Schellenberg) Public Hearing Pursuant to Chapt 166, F.S. & CR 3.601 - 3/13/18