It was Never about a Hot Dog and a Coke!
| Author | : Rodney L. Hurst |
| Publisher | : Rodney Hurst |
| Total Pages | : 204 |
| Release | : 2008 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781595941954 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1595941959 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (959 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis It was Never about a Hot Dog and a Coke! by : Rodney L. Hurst
Download or read book It was Never about a Hot Dog and a Coke! written by Rodney L. Hurst and published by Rodney Hurst. This book was released on 2008 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On August 27, 1960, more than 200 whites with ax handles and baseball bats attacked members of the Jacksonville Youth Council NAACP in downtown Jacksonville who were sitting in at white lunch counters protesting racism and segregation. Referred to as Ax Handle Saturday, "It was never about a hot dog and a Coke" chronicles the racial and political climate of Jacksonville, Florida in the late fifties, the events leading up to that infamous day, and the aftermath.
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