Before Rosa Parks and Montgomery, a pastor on Ashley Street sat down on a Jacksonville streetcar, refused bail, and forced the courts to blink. His name was Andrew Patterson, and his blueprint traveled. Read More
It’s been said that a city’s history is written on its tombstones, and nowhere is this truer than at Memorial Cemetery, one of Jacksonville’s largest historic African American cemeteries. Join LISC, St. Johns Riverkeeper, and The Jaxson's Ennis Davis for a walking tour covering the overlooked history of many of early Jacksonville’s most interesting figures, including Florida's first Black millionaire A.L. Lewis. Hear Jacksonville history as only The Jaxson can tell it. Read More
The latest book by local author and regular Jaxson contributor Andrew R. Nicholas highlights Jacksonville's long love of beer. Pick up your copy of Brewing in Jacksonville on October 14, 2025. Read More
