Concourse J History In December 1979 police officers pursued motorcyclist Arthur McDuffie in a high-speed chase after McDuffie made a provocative gesture towards a police officer the officers claimed that the chase ended when McDuffie crashed his motorcycle and died but the coroner's report concluded otherwise One of the officers testified that McDuffie fell off of his bike on an Interstate 95 on-ramp When the police reached him he was injured but okay the officers removed his helmet beat him to death with their batons put his helmet back on and called an ambulance claiming there had been a motorcycle accident Eula McDuffie the victim's mother said to the Miami Herald a few days later "They beat my son like a dog They beat him just because he was riding a motorcycle and because he was black." a jury acquitted the officers after a brief deliberation, 13 References The story of Florida International University's founding began in 1943 when state Senator Ernest 'Cap' Graham (father of future Florida governor and U.S senator Bob Graham) presented the state legislature with the initial proposal for the establishment of a public university in South Florida While his bill did not pass Graham persisted in presenting his proposal to colleagues advising them of Miami's need for a state university He felt the establishment of a public university was necessary to serve the city's growing population. . U.S Census Bureau 2010 Ethnic/Race Demographics:, Fluctuating sea levels compressed numerous layers of calcium carbonate sand and shells the resulting permeable limestone formations that developed between 25 million and 70 million years ago created the Floridan Aquifer which serves as the main source of fresh water for the northern portion of Florida However this aquifer lies beneath thousands of feet of impermeable sedimentary rock from Lake Okeechobee to the southern tip of the peninsula, Downtown Miami is served by Metrobus throughout the area the Miami Metrorail and the Metromover:.
. . Economy The Miami Jewelry District is a sub-neighborhood of Downtown within the Central Business District historically known for its numerous jewelry stores jewelers and gem dealers It is where a variety of jeweled products are sold and is one of the three jewelry districts in the United States it comprises four city blocks bounded by North Miami Avenue NE 2nd Avenue East Flagler Street and NE 2nd St Shoppers can find designer jewelry precious stones and gold and silver items at street level in various retail jewelry stores the Jewelry District can be accessed by public transportation through the Metromover and Metrorail, On the east coast of the state mangroves have normally dominated the coast from Cocoa Beach southward; salt marshes from St Augustine northward From St Augustine south to Cocoa Beach the coast fluctuates between the two depending on the annual weather conditions All three mangrove species flower in the spring and early summer Propagules fall from late summer through early autumn.[citation needed] Florida mangrove plant communities covered an estimated 430,000 to 540,000 acres (1,700 to 2,200 km2) in Florida in 1981 Ninety percent of the Florida mangroves are in southern Florida in Collier Lee Miami-Dade and Monroe Counties. .
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