Judge L. E. Thomas, the first Black Municipal Judge in the south since reconstruction. Lawson Edward (LE) Thomas (1898-1989) was born in Ocala. He attended Howard Academy. He then attended Florida A&M College, and later the University of Michigan Law School. The Honorable Lawson E. Thomas 1898-1989 Memorable Corporate Painting https://laclinefineart.com/artwork/the-honorable-lawson-e-thomas-1898-1989/ King of Clubs of Read More…
Friends of Marion County Black History Museum https://www.facebook.com/people/Friends-of-Marion-County-Black-History-Museum/61582691195796/ ARTICLE BELOW WAS PRINTED BY OCALA BANNER IN NOVEMBER 18, 2021 ‘The people’s museum’: Black History Museum of Marion County is open again in west Ocala Andy Fillmore The Black History Museum of Marion County at Howard Academy Community Center has reopened after a year-long closure due to the Read More…
Black History heroes Fred Pinkston. Born and reared in Silver Springs, FL, was a Howard Academy grad & brother of Frank George Pinkston, local Civil Rights leader & a member of the “Richmond 34.” … Fred was recently inducted into the Virginia Union University Athletic Hall of Fame in 2019 … his brother Frank was Read More…