Talk:Jacksonville, Florida

there is much more the the history of Jacksonville that Racial Segregation. As an example the French Hugueonots under the leadership of Charles Ribualt established Fort Caroline which was later destroyed by the Spanish in St Augustine. Jacksonville has been a major player throughout the history of the state of Florida. Having one short paragraph about 2 high school names and therby implying that it is a hotbed of racism is not only untrue but irresponsible. I grew up in New Jersey and find that the racism is much more prevelant in NJ than in Jacksonville. No it is not perfact but Jacksonville and its citizens have made great strides in race relations. As time goes on there will be even greater strides made. There are many cities/counties throught the former Confederacy that have buildings, schools, etc named for Lee and Forrest. ( Not to mention the numerous town and county names for Lee, Forrest and other Confederate Generals.) It is not unique to Jacksonville, FL. In fact there is a Robert E Lee Park near Baltimore and a Confederate monument in Baltimore as well.

I do not understand why people think that everything about Confedrate generals is "racist." i understand why that might make some people upset, but this is NOT NPOV. Paul3144 16:01, 16 Feb 2004 (UTC)

In the case of Nathan Bedford Forrest the term is accurate and NPOV, he was the first Grand Wizard of the Klan and there is a local high school named after him. I do think the entire section on segregation is a little much, especially considering the lack of other historical information. I tried to rectify that but Jax has a lot of history that is still missing form this entry. -SheikYerBooty 16:54, Feb 16, 2004 (UTC)