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Six decades after the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the escalation of the Vietnam War, workers, oppressed peoples and youth are still fighting for full equality and self-determination By Abayomi AzikiweEditor, Pan-African News WireJanuary 7, 2024Historical Review January 15, 2024 marks the 95th birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929-1968),…

'We Could Not Be Silent' is now up at the e Frisch Family Holocaust Memorial Gallery in Jacksonville

In building a directly democratic future, we must learn from examples of grassroots historical research and rediscover community approaches to archaeology.

In the Spring of 1964, St Augustine would be the final stage of what was called "The Great Moral Drama" leading to the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Historic City News remembers the impact of Martin Luther King, Jr. on the Civil Rights movement in St. Augustine, aided by this compilation from…

In June 1964, James Brock dumped acid into the water at the Monson Motor Lodge in St. Augustine, Fla. He was trying to disrupt swimmers who were protesting the hotels whites-only policy. (Bettmann/Corbis) On June 18, 1964, black and white protesters jumped into the whites-only pool at the Monson Motor Lodge in St. Augustine, Fla. In an attempt to force them out, the owner of the hotel poured acid into the pool. Martin Luther King Jr. had planned the sit-in during the St. Augustine Movement, a p...

And i did not know that side of him. i only knew him as a very fun loving person. but what really strikes me about him is that while he was involved in the st. augustine movement at the time i was born. and the house he was to stay in was sprayed with gunfire. and he had to respond to that. and he was also to speak at a rally in san francisco. but he had enough love left over to send a telegram to my mother, his sister christine, to welcome me to the world. and when i think about his legacy, i t...