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My father fought a mob during Ax Handle Saturday in 1960—I learned about it at 42

Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. I was 42 years old when I first heard the story of my father’s role in Ax ...
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My father fought a mob during Ax Handle Saturday in 1960—I learned about it at 42

OPINION: I was 42 when I learned that Dr. Arnett Elyus Girardeau Sr. stood between Black teenagers and a white mob in 1960 Jacksonville — and why that history was buried. Editor’s note: The following ...