Sam Echols News Today

“It’s moments like this that allow us to remember how great we truly are... I remember seeing it all the time when I was a child and we’d come here shopping."

The Florida town of Jay is in the news for being a racist sundown town with only four Black residents aftre driving out 175 citizens in 1922.

Census records document 175 Black residents in the Jay area in 1920 and in 1930, zero Black residents.

Two Florida towns reckon with their legacy of racial animosity through historical observations and shared understanding.

Republican Brandon Morrison beat newcomer Jordan Carpenter in a tight race and Democrat Edmund Ford Jr ran away with his District 9 seat.