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White couple forced from Florida home by neighborhood protest
In Thonotosassa Florida county officials say a rural Negro area protest prompted a white couple to abandon a home under construction. Mrs Van Riper reported an anonymous caller warned not to build on the land. County Commissioner Moore said the protestors opposed race mixing and urged the couple to leave before selling their 10 acre property near Tampa.
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Thonotosassa
Fla
Elton S. van Riper
Elbert Moore
Moore
van Ripers
Tampa
Kansas City