https://www.pensapedia.com/mediawiki/index.php?title=H._K._Matthews&feed=atom&action=historyH. K. Matthews - Revision history2024-03-29T04:42:32ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.32.2https://www.pensapedia.com/mediawiki/index.php?title=H._K._Matthews&diff=27232&oldid=prevAdmin at 20:30, 12 December 20142014-12-12T20:30:48Z<p></p>
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| date_of_birth =[[February 7]], [[1928]]<br />
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| occupation =Civil rights leader, minister, educational administrator<br />
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Reverend '''Hawthorne Konrad (H. K.) Matthews''' (b. [[1928]]) is an African-American minister who was active during the [[civil rights movement]] in the Pensacola area and was arrested 35 times for his political activities.<br />
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Born in Snow Hill, Alabama and raised by his grandmother, Lucy Purifoy Johnson, he attended Alabama A&M University for three years before serving in the [[Korean War]]. Moving to Pensacola in [[1955]], he became active with the church community and was mentored by Reverend [[W. C. Dobbins]]. He was ordained in the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church in [[1961]].<br />
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Matthews became involved with the local [[NAACP]] and [[Southern Christian Leadership Conference]] chapters during the [[civil rights movement]]. As president of the [[Pensacola Council of Ministers]], Matthews led sit-in protests that successfully [[Integration|integrated]] [[Palafox Street]] lunch counters. He also helped the successful efforts to get blacks hired at such businesses as [[Sacred Heart Hospital]], [[Southern Bell Telephone Company]] and [[West Pensacola Bank]].<br />
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In [[1965]], Matthews participated in the [[Wikipedia:Selma to Montgomery marches|Selma to Montgomery marches]] led by Dr. [[Wikipedia:Martin Luther King, Jr.|Martin Luther King]] and was gassed and beaten by white police officers.<br />
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In the early 70s, Matthews led efforts to remove the "Rebel" mascot and other [[Confederate]] symbols from the [[Escambia High School]] athletics department.<br />
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After a black motorist, [[Wendel Blackwell]], was killed at point-blank range by Sheriff's Deputy [[Doug Raines]] on [[December 22]], [[1974]], Matthews and others urged an investigation into the shooting. Sheriff [[Royal Untreiner]] refused to discipline the deputy, and Matthews led a number of protests at [[Escambia County Sheriff's]] headquarters. At one such demonstration on [[February 24]], [[1975]], a [[Race riot, 1975|riot]] erupted during which Matthews was arrested. Matthews and Rev. [[B. J. Brooks]] were charged with felony extortion and convicted on [[June 10]]. Matthews was sentenced to five years' hard labor in state prison, but received clemency after sixty-three days.<br />
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After his release, Matthews was effectively blacklisted and unable to find gainful employment in the area. He left Pensacola in [[1977]].<br />
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Matthews received a full pardon in [[1979]]. The [[City of Pensacola]] named [[H. K. Matthews Park]] for him in [[2006]]. <br />
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Matthews published an autobiography, ''Victory After The Fall'', in [[2007]].<br />
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