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St Augustine's Foot Soldiers - Brian Owens
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Description
The St. Augustine Foot Soldiers Monument is dedicated to those who participated in the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960's in St. Augustine. They protested racial discrimination by marching, picketing, kneeling-in at churches, sitting-in at lunch counters, wading-in at beaches, attending rallies, raising money, preparing meals and providing safe haven.
They persisted in the face of jailings, beatings, shootings, loss of employment, threats and other dangers. They were Foot Soldiers for Freedo...
They persisted in the face of jailings, beatings, shootings, loss of employment, threats and other dangers. They were Foot Soldiers for Freedo...
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Location
King Steet & Charlotte Street
St. Augustine, FL 32084
United States
St. Augustine, FL 32084
United States
SE corner of the public park bounded by Cathedral Pl., King St. and Charlotte St. This is the "Plaza De La Constitucion".
Nearby Items
| 13. The Government House / Jeff Whipple | 326 feet |  | ||
| 17. South Bridge of Lions, Avenida Menendez / Sydney McKenna | 504 feet | | ||
| 12. The Cathedral Basilica of St. Augustine / Kevin Curry | 628 feet | | ||
| 19. Aviles Street at King Street / Julia Morrisroe | 697 feet | | ||
| 18. South Bayfront, Avenida Menendez / Roxanne Horvath and Peter Rumpel | 0.2 miles | | ||
| 20. Sisters of St. Joseph Motherhouse / Wendy Mandel McDaniel | 0.2 miles | | ||
| 11. Hilton St. Augustine Historic Bayfront / Donald Martin | 0.2 miles | |
