ACCORD Freedom Trail-97 M.L. King Avenue
Posted by: 
Markerman62
N 29° 53.177 W 081° 18.891
17R E 469598 N 3306226
Part of the Freedom Trail located in St. Augustine.
Waymark Code: WMGBPZ
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 02/10/2013
Views: 5
97 Martin Luther King Avenue was built in the 1920s by Frederick E. Martin, a prominent Lincolnville businessman whose name is set in tile inside the front door. It was a popular confectionery and sundries store under many owners, drawing some of its customers from three neighboring schools: Excelsior, St. Benedict, and the Presbyterian Parochial and Industrial School.
LINCOLNVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY
The back section of the building, along Dehaven Street, was added in the mid-1920s. It served first as a pool room, then as a barber shop. The Lincolnville Public Library, under the direction of Mrs. Dorcas B. Sanders, occupied the back section in the 1950s and 1960s.
It was here that Rev. Thomas Wright, pastor of St. Mary's Baptist Church and president of the St. Augustine NAACP, trained students from Florida Memorial College in nonviolent techniques before they began sitting-in at local lunch counters in the 1960s to protest racial discrimination.
Marker Number: None
Date: July 2, 2007
County: St Johns
Marker Type: Plaque
Sponsored or placed by: Northrop Grumman
Website: Not listed
|
Visit Instructions:
In your log, please say if you learned something new, and if you took any extra time to explore the area once you stopped at the historic marker waymark.
Please post a photo at the marker location.