Tag: H.K. Matthews
Civil Rights leader tells story of plot to kill him
February 22, 2015
Last night the Escambia Democratic Womens Club honored Rev. H.K. Matthews for his role in the Civil Rights history of Pensacola. Matthews talked about “Bloody…
African-American Leaders Decry Shooting, ECSO Response
August 2, 2013
A few blocks away from the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office, a collective of African-American community organizations and leaders gathered today at Englewood Baptist Church to…
Interview with Pensacola Civil Rights Icon
February 8, 2013
Rev. H.K. Matthews, founder and first president of the Escambia County chapter of Southern Christian Leadership Conference, visited the Independent News today to thank us…
