St. Augustine movement

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civil rights campaign nonviolent protest movement

The St. Augustine movement was a major 1963–1964 civil rights campaign in St. Augustine, Florida, that used nonviolent protests to challenge racial segregation and helped build momentum for the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	civil rights campaign ⓘ nonviolent protest movement ⓘ
aimedAt	ending racial segregation in St. Augustine, Florida ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
endTime	1964 ⓘ
faced	mass arrests of protesters ⓘ police repression ⓘ violent resistance from segregationists ⓘ
hadKeyEvent	arrests of civil rights demonstrators in St. Augustine ⓘ demonstrations at the Monson Motor Lodge ⓘ night marches in St. Augustine ⓘ wade-in protests at segregated beaches in St. Augustine ⓘ
hasTheme	civil disobedience against unjust laws ⓘ nonviolent resistance ⓘ racial equality ⓘ
helpedCause	passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 ⓘ
historicalSignificance	helped build momentum for comprehensive federal civil rights legislation ⓘ one of the last major Southern campaigns before passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 ⓘ
influenced	Civil Rights Act of 1964 ⓘ
location	St. Augustine, Florida ⓘ
notableFor	images of acid poured into a swimming pool to drive out Black and white protesters ⓘ national media coverage of racial violence in St. Augustine ⓘ
opposed	Jim Crow laws ⓘ racial discrimination in employment ⓘ segregated public accommodations ⓘ
organizedBy	Dr. Robert B. Hayling ⓘ Southern Christian Leadership Conference ⓘ local Black activists in St. Augustine ⓘ
partOf	American civil rights movement ⓘ surface form: Civil Rights Movement
resultedIn	desegregation of some public facilities in St. Augustine ⓘ increased federal attention to civil rights abuses in Florida ⓘ
startTime	1963 ⓘ
supportedBy	Andrew Young ⓘ Hosea Williams ⓘ Martin Luther King Jr. ⓘ Ralph Abernathy ⓘ Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee ⓘ
timePeriod	1960s ⓘ
usedMethod	boycotts ⓘ civil disobedience ⓘ mass demonstrations ⓘ nonviolent direct action ⓘ picketing ⓘ sit-ins ⓘ wade-ins ⓘ

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