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Marion County native Edmond Fordham navigated a world of racial segregation as he served in the U.S. Air Force and the public school system. Fordham s daughter, Krista, said her father always commanded respect in every role he filled, despite even the harshest discrimination.
Fordham, now 93, was born in rural Fort McCoy, about 15 miles east of Ocala, and lived near the intersection of the main crossroad. His father drove a truck, and was a laborer and a farmer. His mother worked for the Cooks, a white family that owned a store in the community.
Fordham said his parents, Sadie and Louis Fordham, strongly encouraged him to get a good education.
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West Ocala town hall meeting features news updates and calls to action
Ocala city leaders, a state representative and a member of the Marion County School Board spent close to two and a half hours Thursday night speaking, listening and answering questions from people at a forum held at the MLK First Responder Campus Community Room in west Ocala.
City Councilman Ire Bethea opened the meeting by telling the approximately 40 men and women in attendance about major developments coming to the west side of Ocala. Bethea said business leaders are inquiring about the community as they re purchasing properties with the goal of bringing economic development to the area.