Criticism as devolution deal being done without public consultation
The deal could be signed off by end of March
A new combined authority led by a mayor covering Hull and the East Riding could be created next year (Image: Hull Live)
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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. s connection to First Coast has ties to Civil Rights Act of 1964
Dr. King was arrested in St. Augustine in 1964. His case went before a grand jury in the federal courthouse in Jacksonville where the judge ruled in his favor. Author: Kailey Tracy Updated: 11:58 PM EST January 18, 2021
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the Civil Rights Act of 1964 have deep ties to the First Coast. We heard these stories around the dinner table, Dr. Earl Johnson Jr., whose father was King s attorney, said. You know, Mom, referred to Dr. King as Martin and Ambassador Young as Andy.
A runner who was seriously injured when she was hit while crossing a confusing stretch of Williston Road south of Lincoln Middle School in December is recovering.
And more good news the Florida Department of Transportation will be making some sign and signal changes designed to give motorists and trail users clarification on how each should proceed.
University of Florida doctoral student Olga Munoz was hit by an SUV on Dec. 10 where a paved trail that leads from the Depot Park area to the Gainesville-Hawthorne State Trail crosses the four lanes of Williston Road.
The driver fled and has not been found.
When Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. stayed in St. Augustine in 1964, he was shuffled from house to house to maintain his safety; held strategy meetings with local civil rights leaders; and stirred crowds at churches that still exist in the city today.
He planned to use St. Augustine as a platform to bring about national change for civil rights, but became part of a movement that sought a local transformation. While the effort sparked obvious changes, officials say work still remains.
Dr. Benjamin Chavis, former leader of the NAACP and current president of the National Newspaper Publishers Association, worked for King as a youth coordinator for the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. He became involved when he was 14.