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Jacksonville officials and family dedicate historic marker for Johnny May Chappelle
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Jacksonville officials, members of the Chappelle family and community leaders on a Friday morning during Black History Month unveiled a historic marker honoring Johnny May Chappelle, a 35-year-old Black mother of 10 who was shot and killed on March 23, 1964.
Jacksonville officials, members of the Chappelle family and community leaders on a Friday morning during Black History Month unveiled a historic marker honoring Johnny May Chappelle, a 35-year-old Black mother of 10 who was shot and killed on March 23, 1964.
Mayor Donna Deegan called the memorial “long overdue” and said it is intended to both remember Chappelle’s life and encourage the city to work toward “unity and justice for all of our citizens.”
The marker, placed outside a social center near the site of the 1964 killing, includes family-supplied material and a new painting of Chappelle created by Pablo Rivera. Council member Rockman Johnson and Council member Nick Howland were credited by…
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