TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) – More than a dozen people gathered at Myers Park Saturday to protest the sale of the Capital City Country Club.<\/p>\n
Protesters marched from the park to the golf course, opposing the Tallahassee City Commission\u2019s December vote<\/a> to sell the property for more than $1 million. <\/p>\n Protesters expressed concerns<\/a> that the land includes a cemetery with graves of formerly enslaved people.<\/p>\n The rally was organized by the Tallahassee Community Action Committee. Member Thomas Speirs said the city should have allowed more public input before moving forward with the sale.<\/p>\n More Tallahassee news:<\/p>\n \u201cThere needs to be more input, not only from the people that live in this area directly, but also from the black community in Tallahassee,\u201d Speirs said. \u201cThey are also selling the land to a private company when that land was public land, and this should be a resource for all the people of Tallahassee. \u201c<\/p>\n Many who attended the rally could be seen holding signs reading \u201cReverse the sale\u201d and \u201cListen to the people.\u201d <\/p>\n City Commissioner Jack Porter, who voted against the sale, felt that the Tallahassee community deserved better.<\/p>\n I was deeply disappointed to see the City sell such valuable land so cheaply, despite strong public opposition, with no public benefit, even knowing it contained the unmarked graves of enslaved people and furthermore, reject my motion for additional study. We now have an active construction project for the memorial, possibly on top of unmarked graves. The preliminary report we have was not intended to be a final or complete report. Tallahassee residents and the enslaved people buried at the Capital City Country Club deserve better.<\/p>\n WCTV reached out to the City of Tallahassee and other City Commissioners for comment and is awaiting a response. <\/p>\n To keep up with the latest news as it develops, follow WCTV on Facebook<\/a>, Instagram<\/a>, YouTube<\/a>, Nextdoor<\/a> <\/a>and X<\/a> (Twitter<\/a>).<\/p>\n Have a news tip or see an error? Write to us here<\/a>. Please include the article\u2019s headline in your message.<\/p>\n Be the first to see all the biggest headlines by downloading the WCTV News app. Click here<\/a> to get started.<\/p>\n Copyright 2026 WCTV. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n