Laura Mae Thompson Dixie was dubbed the 'Mother of the Civil Rights Movement in Tallahassee, Florida.' However, Dixie held numerous titles during her lifetime. Dixie was born in 1925 in Chaires, Florida, an unincorporated community just east of Tallahassee. After completing school, she worked as a nurse's aide, a position she held for over 30 […]
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