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St. Augustine Race Riots

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Title:St. Augustine Race Riots
Date:1964
Description:

This film provides extensive footage of the St. Augustine race riots. It shows demonstrations by blacks on Butler Beach in St. Augustine, counter demonstrations by whites, speeches made by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Governor Farris Bryant, and speeches by segregationists such as Reverend Connie Lynch, Richard 'Hoss' Manucy, and Klansman J.B. Stoner. It also includes scenes of the highway patrol sent in to assist local law enforcement officials.

Types:Moving images
Subjects:King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968 | King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968--Arrest | Bryant, Farris, 1914-2002 | Stoner, Jesse Benjamin, 1924-2005 | Lynch, Connie (Charles Conley) | Manucy, Holstead, 1919- | Civil rights movements--Florida--Saint Augustine | Civil rights workers--Florida--Saint Augustine | Civil rights workers--Violence against--Florida--Saint Augustine | Civil rights demonstrations--Florida--Saint Augustine | Intimidation--Florida--Saint Augustine | Segregationists--Florida--Saint Augustine | White supremacy movements--Florida--Saint Augustine | Saint Augustine (Fla.)--Race relations | Discrimination in public accommodations--Florida--Saint Augustine | Discrimination in restaurants--Florida--Saint Augustine | Ku Klux Klan (1915- ) | Southern Christian Leadership Conference | Race riots--Florida--Saint Augustine | Bathing beaches--Florida--Saint Augustine | Police--Florida--Saint Augustine | Saint Augustine (Fla.) | Saint Johns County (Fla.)
Collection:Florida Memory Project
Institution:Florida State Library and Archives
Contributors:Florida. Division of Library and Information Services
Online Publisher:[Tallahassee, Fla.] : Florida Department of State, State Library and Archives of Florida
Original Material:

26 mins.

Persistent Link to Item:http://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/232403