During an 'as usual' day of picketing for youth demonstrators in St. Augustine, sixteen teenagers were arrested at four different lunch counters in the city. Among t...
During an 'as usual' day of picketing for youth demonstrators in St. Augustine, sixteen teenagers were arrested at four different lunch counters in the city. Among them are four young people now known as 'The St. Augustine Four."
St. Augustine radio station WFOY reported in their morning show that Black leaders in St. Augustine are arming themselves in the battle for equal rights. While the s...
St. Augustine radio station WFOY reported in their morning show that Black leaders in St. Augustine are arming themselves in the battle for equal rights. While the segment only aired once, its effects were strong and rumors quickly spread. People started to believe that Dr. R. B. Hayling threatened that "unless St. Augustine integrates right now, we will come out shooting." In reality, Dr. Hayling told a reporter for United Press International that because "passive resistance is no good in the face of violence ...
An unnamed Black citizen who attended a meeting between NAACP and St. Augustine city officials on June 16 receives an anonymous threat to "Watch out for the KKK." Th...
An unnamed Black citizen who attended a meeting between NAACP and St. Augustine city officials on June 16 receives an anonymous threat to "Watch out for the KKK." This was anonymously reported to the Jacksonville FBI office.
In a televised speech that is now infamous, President John F. Kennedy expressed that America was being faced with "a moral issue ... as old as the scriptures and as...
In a televised speech that is now infamous, President John F. Kennedy expressed that America was being faced with "a moral issue ... as old as the scriptures and as clear as the American Constitution." He also promised to help the nation "fulfill its promise" which President Abraham Lincoln had made the century before. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. praised the President, saying his speech was "the most sweeping and forthright ever presented by an American president."
Director J. Edgar Hoover received this report, which detailed the racial climate in North Florida...
Director J. Edgar Hoover received this report, which detailed the racial climate in North Florida.
Led by NAACP advisor Dr. R. B. Hayling, these demonstrations were conducted on the sidewalks and streets of historic downtown St. Augustine. The young demonstrators...
Led by NAACP advisor Dr. R. B. Hayling, these demonstrations were conducted on the sidewalks and streets of historic downtown St. Augustine. The young demonstrators started in front of the local Woolworth's, holding signs which asked things like "If We Spend Money Here, Why Can't We Eat Here?"
The House of Representatives created a judiciary committee to hear proposals for federal civil rights legislation. Over the course of the summer, the representatives...
The House of Representatives created a judiciary committee to hear proposals for federal civil rights legislation. Over the course of the summer, the representatives heard 22 days of testimony. Their final hearing occurred on August 2nd, 1963.
While she lived in the 'Ancient City', Miss Hurston published her autobiography Dust Tracks on a Road...
While she lived in the 'Ancient City', Miss Hurston published her autobiography Dust Tracks on a Road.
Ray Charles begins his studies at the Florida School for the Deaf and Blind.
After losing his sight at age seven due to suspected juvenile glaucoma, young Raymond was enrolled at the Florida School for the Deaf and Blind. He attended school and lived on campus until he was fifteen years old. It is often said that the boy would sneak out in order to play piano at a local jazz joint.
