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The Chronicle, August 12, 1971 This is an issue of The Chronicle, published August 12, 1971. Articles in this issue cover topics including civil rights advocacy, youth justice concerns, and labor disputes in Fort Pierce and across Florida. Major stories include public outcry over the harsh sentencing of a 13-year-old Black youth, efforts by community leaders like Charlie Frank Matthews and Willie James Stockton to combat racial discrimination in city hiring, and Governor Reubin Askew’s judicial appointment of Florida’s first Black judge since Reconstruction. The edition also covers community events such as religious services, beauty industry conferences, and local sports tournaments. Editorials address systemic racism, federal desegregation policies, and local government accountability. 1971-08-12 20 pages printed newspaper Newspapers Text Florida--Fort Pierce irsc_tcc_chr_040 http://purl.flvc.org/irsc/fd/irsc_tcc_chr_040 English eng Lincoln Park Pub. Co. Discrimination in employment Race discrimination African American newspapers