Their names adorn buildings from government office buildings to schools, but Josiah T. Walls and Jonathan Clarkson Gibbs aren't exactly household names. That's despite the fact that they were two of Florida's trailblazing Black politicians during Reconstruction. Sofia Mingote first provides a history of Josiah T. Walls and his rough road to being a congressman. Then Harrison Smajovits has a look at the life of Jonathan Clarkson Gibbs who had many firsts to his name.