Marker celebrates Hank Thomas and activist journey in Jacksonville (WJXT)<\/p>\n
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. \u2013 The city of Jacksonville is inviting the community to witness a piece of history Saturday at the former Greyhound Bus Station, as officials unveil the 5th of 40 planned Civil Rights Trail markers.<\/p>\n
The ceremony will be held at 10 North Pearl Street and begin at 11 a.m.<\/p>\n
The latest marker<\/a> honors Hank Thomas and the Freedom Riders \u2014 activists who traveled across the country to challenge segregation in public travel and transportation. <\/p>\n RELATED | City unveils LaVilla Lift Ev\u2019ry Voice & Sing Heritage walking trail featuring 22 historic sites<\/a> | Jacksonville\u2019s new civil rights markers honor Dr. King\u2019s North Florida legacy<\/a><\/p>\n The former Greyhound Bus Station serves as a fitting landmark for their recognition, connecting the physical place to the broader national movement.<\/p>\n The Civil Rights Trail is one component of The Legacy Project, a citywide effort to highlight Jacksonville\u2019s cultural history and heritage. <\/p>\n When complete, the trail will feature 40 markers across the city.<\/p>\n Copyright 2026 by WJXT News4JAX – All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Marker celebrates Hank Thomas and activist journey in Jacksonville (WJXT) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. \u2013 The city of Jacksonville is…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":341582,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[116,118,117],"class_list":["post-341581","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-jacksonville","tag-jacksonville","tag-jacksonville-headlines","tag-jacksonville-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/341581","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=341581"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/341581\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/341582"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=341581"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=341581"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=341581"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}