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− | *[[1976]] – | + | *[[1976]] – At a demonstration protesting the [[Escambia County Sheriff's Department]]'s refusal to discipline Deputy [[Doug Raines]] for killing a black motorist, a [[Race riot, 1976|race riot]] erupts, resulting in the arrest of [[civil rights]] leaders [[B. J. Brooks]] and [[H. K. Matthews]]. |
*[[2007]] – [[Black History Arts Festival]] | *[[2007]] – [[Black History Arts Festival]] | ||
Revision as of 17:47, 24 February 2009
Events
- 1976 – At a demonstration protesting the Escambia County Sheriff's Department's refusal to discipline Deputy Doug Raines for killing a black motorist, a race riot erupts, resulting in the arrest of civil rights leaders B. J. Brooks and H. K. Matthews.
- 2007 – Black History Arts Festival