The Civil Rights History Project: Survey of Collections and Repositories

St. Augustine race riots

Repository: Florida. Division of Library and Information Services

Collection Description (Extant): 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.

Collection URL: http://floridamemory.com/items/show/232403

Date(s): 1964

Digital Status: Yes

Existing IDs: V-157

Extent: 26:00; B&W; sound

Language: English

Rights (CRHP): Contact the repository which holds the collection for information on rights

Subjects:

Civil rights movements--Florida
Race riots
Riots--Florida--Saint Augustine

Genres:

Videorecordings