Anita Davis

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Tallahassee street renamed after Anita Davis

Tristan Wood

Davis was a civil rights advocate that was also the first female African American Leon County Commissioner.

The tree dedicated in honor of the memory of civil rights champion Anita Davis is located near the Jake Gaither Community Center

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A memorial tree in the Jake Gaither neighborhood was dedicated in honor of Anita Davis

Tom Flanigan

As the president of the local NAACP chapter, Davis changed the makeup of the Leon County Commission and the county's school board to better reflect the diversity of the community she called home.

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Leon County To Honor Its First Black Female Commissioner With Park Renaming Ceremony

Sascha Cordner

Leon County is honoring its first black female commissioner next month in a dedication ceremony. A local park will now be renamed in Anita Davis’ honor.In…