McCrory's Five and Dime Store-158 Saint George Street
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Markerman62
N 29° 53.569 W 081° 18.793
17R E 469758 N 3306949
Site of historic civil rights movement activity.
Waymark Code: WMERGR
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 07/01/2012
Views: 24
This location, considered THE ORIGINAL "TEN CENT" STORE, was THE PREMIER SITE OF THE LOCAL CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT-BEGINNING AFTER THE VAIN ATTEMPT (1960) TO ACQUIRE LUNCH-COUNTER SERVICE BY HENRY "HANK" THOMAS-hence called a LOCAL CIVIL RIGHTS PIONEER, and one of the FREEDOM RIDERS (1961), NATIONALLY. This valiant effort gave credence to the expression "ONE PERSON WITH COURAGE IS A MAJORITY!"
--This acknowledgement is SUPPORTED BY THE DONALD L. BAILEY, SR. FAMILY-ENCOURAGING UNIVERSAL CIVIC LEADERSHIP AND VIGILANCE, AND THE PURSUIT OF EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE --
Marker Number: None
Date: August 2010
County: St Johns
Marker Type: Roadside
Sponsored or placed by: The Civil Rights Memorial Projects Committee of St. Augustine, Executive Committee: Gerald Eubanks, Chairman; Bernice L. Harper, Vice-Chairman; Major General Ronald L. Bailey. (In Memory of) Michael McQueen, Jimmie O. Wells, Sr.
Website: Not listed
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