'Ax Handle Saturday' rally will honor victims of Jacksonville race riot while Trump accepts nomination at White House

President Trump on Thursday will officially accept the Republican presidential nomination on the final night of the Republican National Convention from the White House lawn. The previously announced venue choice, Jacksonville, Fla., was problematic, particularly among Black Americans. Aug. 27 is the 60th anniversary of a notorious episode in the city: the bloody race riot known as “Ax Handle Saturday.”