Organizers explain the gentrification of the Pleasant Street area at the third stop of the protest at A. Quinn Jones Museum and Cultural Center. Danielle Chanzes, a volunteer for the Gainesville Alliance for Equitable Development, said that after Seminary Lane apartments were torn down in 2009, hundreds of Black residents were promised affordable housing as a replacement, but no progress had been made since then.
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By Delia Rose Sauer | July 4Chris Deutsch and her daughter Tamara Deutsch stand at the corner of Depot Park on Friday, July 4, 2025.
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By Delia Rose Sauer | July 4A protester carries a sign as the crowd chants at Depot Park on Friday, July 4, 2025.
Sydney Sutton
By Johnny Zhang | June 27Gators track and field commit Sydney Sutton poses at the New Balance Nationals Outdoors at Franklin Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania June 22