St. Augustine Foot Soldiers Monument

A monument to those who protested peacefully in the early 1960s to advance the civil rights cause in St. Augustine, Florida

St. Augustine Foot Soldiers Monument is located near the corner of King St. and Charlotte St. in the Southeast corner of the Plaza de la Constitución (known as "the Plaza"), a historic public park in downtown St. Augustine, Florida. It is in remembrance of the people who engaged in various forms of peaceful protest in St. Augustine in the early 1960s to advance the cause of civil rights, contributing to the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The monument, commissioned by the St. Augustine Foot Soldiers Remembrance Project, Inc. (the "Project"), was installed and unveiled in May, 2011.[1][2]

  1. ^ Griffin, Justine (2011). "City unveils Foot Soldiers monument". The St. Augustine Record.
  2. ^ Welch, Casey (2011-05-10). "Walking Tall". Folio Weekly.