Two actors portraying servants from the past in the kitchen of the Ximenez-Fatio House Museum

Black History

St. Augustine has seen the African American experience from a very unique angle-from the first free black town to the final thrust for the Civil Rights Act. Racial struggles of the past have become dramatic victories of the present. In fact, some eyewitnesses of these events still live in St. Augustine today. Browse our stories and pictures. You're sure to find some interesting surprises.

Andrew Young

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Pastor, politician, and pivotal civil rights activist.

Youth demonstrations at Woolworth's

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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...