Miami courthouse plaque offers apology for racial injustice

Miami Herald by David Ovalle | Feb. 25, 2009 (News Report)

At a ceremony Tuesday, the Dade County Bar Association formally apologized for the two fountains -- stark reminders that the courthouse was once segregated, and that racism was woven into Miami-Dade's legal roots.

''One fountain was restricted to whites. One fountain was restricted to African Americans,'' said lawyer Joseph Serota, who helped lead a courthouse renovation that focused fresh attention on the water fountains. Full Story »

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Kenneth Sibbett
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 by Kenneth Sibbett - Feb. 25, 2009

A trip back to the age of segregation. It seems strange that the people of this nation could have done the things that were done to the Black population. I can't imagine my father disrespecting anyone. Although My father was in the Army and fought side by side with blacks,he had great respect for Blacks, and really all the races that helped win WW11. But he was born in the south, and this happened, and all we can do is beg their forgiveness.

While this is the south, prejudice was just as prevalent in the north, east, and west.

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