‘He could have lost his life’: New civil rights trail marker honors Henry ‘Hank’ Thomas

A new historical marker on Pearl Street has officially been added to Jacksonville’s Civil Rights Trail, honoring a man whose immense courage helped alter the course of American history.

The marker celebrates Henry “Hank” Thomas, one of the original 1961 Freedom Riders who risked their lives to challenge illegal segregation on interstate buses throughout the American South.

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