Virgil Darnell Hawkins grew up in Okahumpka, Florida. While a young boy, he witnessed the injustices against family and neighbors. It was during this time, he came to the realization, he wanted to be a lawyer. Hawkins attended Edward Waters College in Jacksonville, Fla., where he graduated in 1930. After graduating college, he returned to […]
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