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Episode 94: June 18, 1964: The Civil Rights Movement Starts in Florida

Florida Spectacular

English - February 23, 2023 01:00 - 28 minutes - 19.9 MB - ★★★★★ - 5 ratings
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Meet Bernadette Reeves, who, as a teenager in Lincolnville, marched for civil rights. Today, she gives tours and talks about the civil rights movement – and how what happened in St. Augustine led to the passage of the Civil Rights Act. 

Links & Places we mentioned

The Corner Market

More about taking a civil rights tour with Ms. B.

Lincolnville Museum

Google map of Lincolnville

Rick's post about the Civil Rights movement in Florida and the Quadracentennial

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