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Keynote traces Jacksonville’s Black history, links local figures to Great Migration
Summary
Historian Ennis Davis recounted histories of Black leaders and entrepreneurs from Jacksonville, connecting local stories to the Great Migration and urging the community to preserve local memory.
Historian Ennis Davis, introduced as the incoming president of Lord of Trust Historic Preservation, highlighted Jacksonville-area Black leaders and entrepreneurs Monday night, connecting their stories to the Great Migration and urging residents to preserve and celebrate local history.
Davis traced the lives of several local figures, including Charlotte Scott Anderson, who he said was born into slavery outside Savannah and later amassed property and business interests in the Jacksonville area; A. L. Lewis, whom Davis identified as among Florida’s earliest…
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