Special accolades to Dr. Bob Williams, Ana Restrepo, Eric Brewington, Sharon McCloud, Brooke Taylor, Tiphanie Gonzalez, and Donna (I never got your last name ...and many, many others) in the Black and Gold Room... for your hospitality and great volunteerism spirit.
Special Special Thanks also to Dr. Carolyn Walker Hopp, who also volunteered her time and moderated the Civil Rights Book Panel which featured me, Richard Lapchick, and Batt Humphreys.
Richard Lapchick's book, 100 Pioneers: African-Americans Who Broke Color Barriers in Sport details those Black Athletes who were the trailblazers.
Batt Humphreys' book, Dead Weight deals with a 1910 lynching of an African American in South Carolina and is based on a true story.
And of course, my book, It was never about a hot dog and a Coke! which deals with the social and political climate of Jacksonville in the late Fifties and Early Sixties...the 1960 Sit-in Demonstrations...and Ax Handle Saturday.
Great job and Good Stuff!!!
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