| Racial Change and Community Crisis: St. Augustine, Florida, 1877-1980 Contributor(s): Colburn, David R. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0813010667 ISBN-13: 9780813010663 Publisher: University Press of Florida OUR PRICE: $19.75 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 1991 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - African American Studies - History | United States - State & Local - South (al,ar,fl,ga,ky,la,ms,nc,sc,tn,va,wv) - Social Science | Minority Studies |
| Dewey: 305.896 |
| LCCN: 91002790 |
| Lexile Measure: 1530 |
| Series: Florida Sand Dollar Books |
| Physical Information: 0.77" H x 6.08" W x 9.04" (1.00 lbs) 258 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Southeast U.S. - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Geographic Orientation - Florida |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: "Colburn presents the facts and is not afraid to interpret them. His narrative captures the inherent drama of specific events and situations: the ruthless beatings of demonstrators, the complacency and fear of many white moderates, the genuinely incredible power of nonviolence to accomplish grand political ends, and the great courage this weapon required of those who wielded it." 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. |