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Historical wrongs were corrected in Righting the Past Here s why we did it

These rigorously researched historical obituaries have shared new stories about Pensacolians whose lives reveal a much richer, complicated past.

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Righting the past: Viola Washington Edwards, pioneering health care provider, dead at 70

Righting the past: Viola Washington Edwards, pioneering health care provider, dead at 70
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Viola Washington Edwards, pioneering health care provider, dead at 70

The Viola Edwards Hospital, ran by Viola Edwards until it was mysteriously destroyed by fire, was the first Black-owned hospital in Pensacola.

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Righting the past: Mercedes Vidal, center of territorial scandal, dead at 84

In the latest installment of the Righting the Past series, we meet Mercedes Vidal, whose life was one of constant turmoil.

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WWI vet John Brown laid to rest in Muscogee Cemetery

The millhand and WWI vet was bit by a rabid dog and died two days later, prompting a campaign to inoculate dogs throughout Escambia County.

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