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PHASE I SITES

"A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step."
Lao-tzu, The Way of Lao-tzu
Chinese philosopher (604 BC - 531 BC)

79 Bridge Street

Dental office of Dr. Robert B. Hayling, where many of the strategic meetings of the movement were held and where civil rights lawyers made their headquarters.

97 M.L. King Avenue

The Lincolnville Public Library where Rev. Thomas Wright trained Florida Memorial College students in non-violent techniques before they began sit-ins at local lunch counters.

57 Chapin Street

Former home of Willie Galimore, the famous football player for the Chicago Bears who made history by becoming the first black registered guest at Ponce de Leon Motor Lodge.

156 M.L. King Avenue
Home of Nurse Janie Price, where Dr. King and Rev. Ralph Abernathy stayed the night before they were arrested at the Monson Motor Lodge, making international headlines.
96 Evergreen Avenue
Zion Baptist Church where major civil rights rallies were held in the 1960s.  William Kunstler famous attorney who represented Freedom Riders spoke here.
8 R.B. Hayling Place
Former home of Dr. Robert B. Hayling, "Father of the Civil Rights Act of 1964" and target for racist attacks by the KKK.
Gault Street
Steps were all that remained of the Roberson family home which was firebombed after they sent their children to integrate the previously all-white Fullerwood School.

177 Twine Street

Home where Mrs. Peabody, the mother of the governor of Massachusetts, stayed before her well-publicized arrest in St. Augustine.

31 King Street

The former Woolworth’s on King Street where many demonstrations were held and where the "St. Augustine Four" were arrested at a 1963 sit-in at the lunch counter.

64 Washington Street

Florida State Headquarters for Dr. King’s Southern Christian Leadership Conference during and after the Civil RIghts Demonstrations of 1964.

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