Racial Change and Community Crisis: St. Augustine, Florida, 1877-1980

By David R. Colburn

Book Overview

In 1964, racial reform and racial extremism clashed in St. Augustine, Florida, the city the Southern Christian Leadership Conference targeted for the activities of its nonviolent army. Under the leadership of Martin Luther King, Jr., the SCLC staged demonstrations in St. Augustine that they hoped would pressure the U.S. Congress into passing civil rights legislation. Extremists, led by Ku Klux Klan and John Birch Society members, saw in St. Augustine a last opportunity to halt the forces of racial change. What resulted--beatings, shootings, bombings, and mass arrests--was some of the ugliest racial violence the nation has witnessed.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813010667
• ISBN13: 9780813010663
• Release Date: June 1991
• Publisher: University Press of Florida
• Length: 258 Pages
• Weight: 0.99 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Excellent Overview

This book covers a critical part of the 1960s Civil Rights struggle that took place in St Augustine, Florida. It's an often overlooked corner of history, with cities in Mississippi and Alabama and their citizens getting more examination and recognition. This book is a great introduction to this segregated city at its turning point in history and the people whose great courage made a difference.