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413:, the city had removed shade trees to drive the invaders from the park. The City renovated the park in 1977 at a cost of $ 648,000, converting it into a concrete/brick-paved square and changing the name to Hemming Plaza. The second phase of city redevelopment was budgeted at $ 2.2 million, but was delayed in 1979. The money was used to construct a University Boulevard overpass of the rail yard adjacent to Philips Highway. Money was again budgeted in 1981, but was used instead to widen 103rd Street. In 1984, the project began, and lasted over two years. By this time, the city's big retailers had already built new stores at the malls to meet suburban demand. The last three major stores closed their downtown locations. The empty storefronts attracted the homeless and the 1971 master plan became irrelevant. 290: 336: 239:
illumine the field of carnage, save the luster of his chivalry and courage. Nor shall your glory be forgot, While fame her record keeps, CONFEDERATE MEMORIAL 1861-1865 About Charles C. Hemming: Charles C. Hemming was the son of Englishman John C. Heming (spelled originally with one “m”), who moved to Jacksonville in the mid 1840s, and worked both in the real estate business and as a bookkeeper. He also held a variety of public offices, including town auctioneer and City Councilman, and following his death in 1886, was buried in the Old City Cemetery.
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memorial in honor of Florida’s Confederate soldiers. Members of the local Robert E. Lee Camp of Confederate Veterans immediately invited Hemming to a reception in Jacksonville, which was attended by many prominent citizens. After moving from St. Augustine to Jacksonville at the age of two, Hemming grew up in the City, and local officials hoped that he would select Jacksonville as the site for the monument.
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Bronze plaques, with images of Southern heroes sculpted in relief, are mounted on three sides of the base: A bust of Confederate General Kirby Smith on the north; a scene of Generals Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson with their drum corps on the west; and a bust of General J.J. Dickinson, commander
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The monument rises sixty-two feet from a square foundation. A column, extends up from the base (both made of Vermont granite), and is topped by the bronze figure of a Confederate soldier in winter uniform. He stands at ease, with hands clasping the barrel of his rifle that rests on the ground, and on
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and became a banker, making a fortune. The memorial was the oldest in the city and was the tallest at the time. An occurrence in February 1896 brought lasting change to St. James Park. At the state reunion of United Confederate Veterans (UCV) in Ocala, Charles C. Hemming announced his plan to erect a
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surrounded by a transportation loop and abundant free parking. Another plan component was a group of elevated walkways that would permit shoppers to avoid traffic while moving from the retail core to the riverfront, which would contain a park, convention center including hotel, an exhibition center,
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Finally after the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the city completed integration of water fountains, restrooms, and dressing rooms. On August 26, 2000, the NAACP, the National Conference for Community and Justice, the Jacksonville Historical Society, the Human Rights Commission, and the Jacksonville Urban
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destroyed most of the wooden structures in Jacksonville and many others, too. Hemming's Confederate monument was one of the few structures to survive the fire. The St. James Hotel burned to the ground and the owner did not have the cash to rebuild. In 1910, Jacob and Morris Cohen, who owned a local
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The City moved the fountain to the northwest section of St. James Park, and George Mitchell traveled to Jacksonville and supervised installation of the monument in the spring of 1898, during the Spanish American War. At that time, the Springfield section of the City contained thousands of American
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In September 2014, the city of Jacksonville entered into a public-private agreement with the nonprofit organization, Friends of Hemming Park, to manage the park. The organization is charged with revitalizing and programming the square. The 501(c)3 nonprofit organization was created by community
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Though Hemming did not attend the dedication, General Fitzhugh Lee, the nephew of Confederate General Robert E. Lee, was in the reviewing stand, and the grandson of Union General Ulysses S. Grant watched the unveiling from the piazza of the Windsor Hotel. In addition, both northern and southern
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TO THE SOLDIERS OF FLORIDA This shaft is by a comrade raised in testimony of his love, recalling deeds immortal, heroism unsurpassed. With ranks unbroken, ragged, starved and decimated, the Southern soldier for duty’s sake, undaunted, stood to the front of the battle until no light remained to
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Although the organizers had alerted the police when they saw armed men, law enforcement did not intervene until the Boomerangs and other blacks started fighting back to stop the beatings. Fifty people were injured and 62 were arrested, 14 whites and 48 blacks. The day's events were covered by
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demonstrations in the 1960s in the African-American effort to end racial segregation in public facilities. At the time, the city's population was about 45% black. Rutledge Pearson, a local high school teacher, and the NAACP organized many students to participate in
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The unveiling ceremony took place on June 16, 1898, and coincided with the reunion in Jacksonville of the UCV’s Florida Division. Hemming donated the monument to the State of Florida, and Governor William D. Bloxham accepted the memorial on behalf of the state.
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George H. Mitchell of Chicago, Illinois – a designer, manufacturer, and contractor for artistic memorials – provided the monument. It cost approximately $ 20,000, and was a joint gift from Charles Hemming and his wife, Lucy Key Hemming, a native of Texas.
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Hemming viewed several possible locations and expressed a preference for the center of St. James Park, where the fountain stood. Though reluctant to replace the popular fountain, the City’s Board of Public Works later gave its approval.
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A committee of the Robert E. Lee Camp managed the memorial project. But newspaper accounts appear to indicate that Hemming personally selected the monument, which was then approved by various committees of the UCV.
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had met with the city's mayor to ask for his support in integration but were rejected. The sit-ins began on August 13, 1960: students asked to be served at the segregated lunch counters at
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Sears Department Store, and a high-rise containing financial offices. The plan was supposed to be completed within 20 years, but many components were never implemented.
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to fast track design and manage the construction of a four-story building to house their store. The name "St. James Building" stuck to the property and the building.
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To honor Charles Hemming for his donation of the memorial, the City Council changed the name of St. James Park to Hemming Park on October 26, 1899 (Ordinance E-9).
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Confederate Memorial in Hemming Plaza On the east side of the base is a plaque with the following inscription, most likely written by Charles Hemming:
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The area was renamed Hemming Park in 1899 in honor of Civil War veteran Charles C. Hemming, after he installed a 62-foot (19 m)-tall
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On August 11, 2020 the Jacksonville City Council voted to change the name of the park in honor of writer and civil rights activist
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troops from Camp Cuba Libre attended the ceremony, and much of the oratory concerned the reuniting of the North and South.
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The first Wednesday of every month, the ark is converted into the centerpiece of Jacksonville's Downtown Art Walk.
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was constructed across the street in 1869. The following year, another major hotel was built across from the park.
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League hosted events to commemorate the history and celebrate the city's progress in the 40 years since then.
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Alliniece T. Andino, "40 years ago this weekend, Jacksonville gave itself a national reputation for violence"
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By the mid-1970s, the image of the park had changed. Because the downtown had been invaded by thousands of
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Because of its high visibility and patronage, the park and surrounding stores were the site of numerous
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On June 9, 2020, the park's Confederate monument and commemorative plaque were taken down during local
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http://www.metrojacksonville.com/article/2009-sep-visions-of-yesteryear-the-1971-downtown-master-plan
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Jacksonville Mayor Announces Plans to Remove City's Confederate Monuments, Rename Memorial Sites
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leaders and members of The Cultural Council of Jacksonville, and Downtown Vision, Inc.
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Floridas Times-Union: May 28, 2007-New life in vision for Hemming by Charlie Patton
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his cap are the initials, “J.L.I.”, representing the Jacksonville Light Infantry.
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1960 Civil Rights Demonstrations historical marker in James Weldon Johnson Park.
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both gave speeches at Hemming Park a few hours apart on October 18. President
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City of Jacksonville website: Recreation and Community Services-Hemming Plaza
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after 122 years in the center of the park and a three-year Take ‘Em Down Jax
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Ed Ball Building: $ 25 million renovation for city government office building
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Changes at Hemming Park starting next month, says group handling makeover
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11 September 2009, "Visions of Yesteryear: The 1971 Downtown Master Plan"
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in the park in 1898. Hemming was born in Jacksonville. He later moved to
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The Downtown Development Authority (DDA) was created in 1970 to reverse
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Haverty's Building: $ 10 million renovation for a new City Hall Annex
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Jacksonville Museum of Contemporary Art: $ 1.5 million for renovation
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Waymarking: Confederate Memorial - Hemming Plaza - Jacksonville, FL
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St. James Building: $ 24 million renovation for a new City Hall
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Charlie Patton, "Discrimination in all its forms must be axed"
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Snyder Memorial Church Building: $ 1.3 million for renovation
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New Downtown Library & parking garage: $ 100 million
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delivered a speech in Hemming Park on October 26, 1964.
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troops living in a tent city known as Camp Cuba Libre.
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The area was established as a public square in 1857 by
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City of Jacksonville: Public Information-Photo Archive
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Buildings and structures under construction shown in
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national TV, as well as major newspapers such as the
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Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Jacksonville Branch
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Jacksonville, Florida
Coordinates
30°19′45″N 81°39′33″W / 30.32917°N 81.65917°W / 30.32917; -81.65917
Downtown
Jacksonville, Florida
village green

Isaiah Hart
Civil War
St. James Hotel
Confederate monument
Colorado Springs, Colorado

Great Fire of 1901
Great Fire of 1901
Henry John Klutho
John F. Kennedy
Richard Nixon
Lyndon B. Johnson

Lyndon B. Johnson
civil rights
sit-ins
NAACP
Morrison's Cafeteria
Woolworths
Ax Handle Saturday
Ku Klux Klan

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