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‘Not in our town!’: Gainesville civil rights group holds vigil after police killing of Tyre Nichols
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A candlelight vigil is held Monday, Jan. 30, 2023, for Tyre Nichols at the Midland Greenway in Gainesville. The event was organized by the Newtown Florist Club. - photo by Scott Rogers
“Not in our town!” That was the wailing battle cry of longtime Gainesville civil rights activist Rose Johnson, who delivered an emotional sermon Monday evening during a prayer vigil for Tyre Nichols, a 29-year-old Black man who was fatally beaten by Memphis police officers as he screamed for his mother.