- Collection:
- Florida Memory Project
- Title:
- St. Augustine Race Riots
- Date of Original:
- 1964
- Subject:
- 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 - People:
- 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), 1912-1972
Manucy, Holstead, 1919- - Location:
- United States, Florida, Saint Johns County, 29.91218, -81.40989
United States, Florida, Saint Johns County, Saint Augustine, 29.89469, -81.31452 - Medium:
- moving images
- Type:
- MovingImage
- 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.
- Metadata URL:
- http://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/232403
- Extent:
- 26 mins.
- Contributing Institution:
- Florida State Archives
- Rights:
-
