Former Congresswoman Val Demings

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Former Congresswoman Val Demings @RepValDemings

Dr. Hayling had attended @FAMU_1887 & served in the @usairforce. In 1960, he moved to St. Augustine, which was just a few years from celebrating its "400th anniversary as the nation’s oldest city on an all-white basis." https://t.co/NQxiISzsoE — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Feb. 8, 2021

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Former Congresswoman Val Demings @RepValDemings

In spring of 1964, Dr. Robert Hayling, a Black dentist and civil rights leader in St. Augustine, FL, called for college students to come spend their spring breaks not on the beach but at nonviolent civil rights protests. They came. (Thread) #BlackHistoryMonth https://t.co/7qJkasLGFj — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Feb. 8, 2021

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Former Congresswoman Val Demings @RepValDemings

He advocated for Black residents to be recognized at the anniversary. In response, he and three others were kidnapped, brought to a Klan rally, beaten, and nearly burned alive. Klan members fired into his home, killing his dog and just missing his pregnant wife. https://t.co/TPIHxwwKrK — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Feb. 8, 2021