I was browsing the Florida Black Heritage trail after lunch and realized that about 10 miles away, there was a memorial marker to a lawyer that was instrumental in helping to desegregate Florida's colleges- so off I went!
The town is a metropolis of 210 folks......Submitted the marker to the national data base......
Inscription
ATTORNEY VIRGIL DARNELL HAWKINS
1906-1988
Florida and Okahumpka’s
Civil Rights Pioneer
MAY HIS PERSONAL SACRIFICES
WHICH DESEGREGATED
FLORIDA’S UNIVERSITIES
AND PROVIDED LEGAL ASSISTANCE
TO THOSE IN NEED,
INSPIRE FUTURE GENERATIONS
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