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Civil rights movement: How far have we come?
Gainesville has made strides in equal rights, residents say
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Mordecai Wilson looks at a wall of memories in his Lula home. Wilson took off work to attend the March on Washington, 50 years ago Wednesday. - photo by NAT GURLEY
It seemed like a black-and-white world on the surface, until the pot was stirred. Fragments of the past float to the top after lying beneath still waters. A school gradebook, a yellowed newspaper article, a bus ticket break the surface and the memories start to bubble up.