JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A mob of white men wielding ax handles charges toward a crowd of Black people in Downtown Jacksonville. Then, the beatings begin. That's the scene depicted in a newly unearthed ...

The history of the Jacksonville riot of 1960, was a racially motivated attack. Ax Handle Saturday, also known as the Jacksonville riot of 1960, was a racially motivated attack that took place in ...

Wednesday marks 65 years since Ax Handle Saturday, a brutal racist attack on a peaceful lunch counter-protest in downtown Jacksonville. On August 27, 1960, the protest against segregation turned ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — August 27 marks the anniversary of one of the darkest days in Jacksonville's history. It was 65 years ago when the brutal attack became known as "Ax Handle Saturday.” “We did not ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Thursday, Aug. 27, marked 60 years since Ax Handle Saturday. A day known as one of the darkest days in the history of Jacksonville. To commemorate the courage of those who put ...