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These two young leaders inspire peers and fight racial injustice

The Newtown Florist Club rally Monday, June 1, 2020, gave opportunity for young people to discuss their feelings on recent protests and the causes behind them as well as plan out what steps they may want to take next during the event where Rose Johnson, Newtown’s executive director, said the gathering is not a protest but a “community organizing event.” - photo by Scott Rogers

06022020 RALLY 5.jpg — The Newtown Florist Club rally Monday, June 1, 2020, gave opportunity for young people to discuss their feelings on recent protests and the causes behind them as well as plan out what steps they may want to take next during the event where Rose Johnson, Newtown’s executive director, said the gathering is not a protest but a “community organizing event.” - photo by Scott Rogers

Like their older mentors before them, two young leaders from the Gainesville civil rights group, the Newtown Florist Club, have accepted the torch.