The city of Tallahassee is flexing their road renaming abilities once again as they look to rename a street after the late Rev. Jesse Jackson.
During director discussion, Commissioner Dianne Williams-Cox brought up the naming, saying she would like it to go on West Carolina Street in the Frenchtown neighborhood.
She intentionally chose the street citing that the Carolina Oaks community built by Bethel Baptist Church sits off the road. West Carolina Street also intersects with Martin Luther King Jr. Way.
The Rev. Jesse Jackson – a Baptist minister, a civil rights foot soldier and two-time presidential candidate – had a special affinity for Tallahassee because of its role in the Civil Rights Movement and the relationship between Tallahassee minister C.K. Steele and Martin Luther King, Jr., Jackson’s mentor.
In Florida, he is remembered as a man who sought to help the oppressed, the voiceless and those with dreams that others are unable to imagine.
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Arianna Otero is the trending and breaking news reporter for the Tallahassee Democrat. Contact her via email at AOtero@tallahassee.com and follow her on X: @ari_v_otero.
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Reporting by Arianna Otero, Tallahassee Democrat / Tallahassee Democrat
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