Boynton Beach City Repeals Century-Old Segregation Ordinances, Embracing Unity and Confronting Past Injustices
BOYNTON BEACH, Florida – Boynton Beach city commissioners unanimously voted to repeal three segregation ordinances that were established a century ago. These ordinances, although not enforced for many years, once divided residential areas into white and African American districts. Mayor Ty Penserga described this repeal as “the ending of an unfortunate part of our history” and a “formal ending that was long overdue.” The two ordinances, created in 1924, established separate districts for white and African American residents within the town of Boynton. Additionally, a third ordinance known as a “Sundown” law was passed in … Read more