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Martin Luther King Jr. and Ralph Abernathy in St. Augustine, Florida

from Florida Memory

  • Florida Memory said:
    King played a significant role in organizing the Civil Rights Movement in the South. His most important contributions to the struggle in Florida occurred in St. Augustine in the summer of 1964. On June 11, 1964, Dr. King and several other activists were arrested for attempting to integrate the Monson Motor Lodge. When interviewed during his brief incarceration, King pledged to challenge segregation in St. Augustine "even if it takes all summer."
  • Florida Memory said:
    This photograph is a still image taken from a Florida Highway Patrol film. The film contains footage of Dr. King and scenes of civil rights demonstrations, including "wade-ins" at St. Augustine Beach. The full length version is available here: floridamemory.com/items/show/232403.
  • Σταύρος said:
    Neat !
  • Igor said:
    Great person

Martin Luther King Jr. in St. Augustine, Florida

from Florida Memory

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  • Florida Memory said:
    King played a significant role in organizing the Civil Rights Movement in the South. His most important contributions to the struggle in Florida occurred in St. Augustine in the summer of 1964. On June 11, 1964, Dr. King and several other activists were arrested for attempting to integrate the Monson Motor Lodge. When interviewed during his brief incarceration, King pledged to challenge segregation in St. Augustine "even if it takes all summer." Dan R. Warren, State Attorney for the Seventh Judicial Circuit, convened a Grand Jury to hear King's perspective on the situation in the Ancient City. This photograph shows Dr. King in the backseat of a highway patrol car with a police dog, moments after he testified before the Grand Jury about segregation in St. Augustine, a city he referred to as the "most segregated" in America. Quotes attributed to King appear in Dan R. Warren, If It Takes All Summer: Martin Luther King, the KKK, and States' Rights in St. Augustine, 1964 (University of Alabama, 2008).
  • grytlappar said:
    I love seeing him with the doggy! They seem to be great pals. I'm wondering what the handwriting says – I can make out "with great respect" but that's about it.
  • thelightinlife said:
    grytlappar looks like it MIGHT be / contain: "To ? Toby ? xxxxxxxxx? With great respect and Warm Pos.....? xxx? ? Martin Luther King" @floridamemory can you clarify?
  • thelightinlife said:
    Florida Memory thank you for sharing - can you clarify the inscription?
  • Florida Memory said:
    thelightinlife The best we can tell is: To Toby Simon/ With great respect and warm personal regards/ Martin Luther King

Francisco A. Rodriguez, Reverend C.K. Steele and a third gentlemen walking towards the courthouse in Tallahassee, Florida

from Florida Memory

  • Florida Memory said:
    On August 27, 1956, Tallahassee police arrested Reverend C.K. Steele and Reverend Daniel Speed for operating a carpool service without a license. Steele and Speed organized the carpool in order to provide transportation for African-Americans during the Tallahassee Bus Boycott. On October 21, Steele, Speed, and 19 others were convicted by Tallahassee judge John A. Rudd of operating an illegal transportation business and fined $11,000. In response, Steele traveled the country to raise money to pay the fines. Despite resistance by police and city officials, the boycott ultimately succeeded in desegregating public buses in Tallahassee.