The ACCORD Civil Rights Museum is a nonprofit organization founded by local citizens to remember the 1960s Civil Rights Movement of St. Augustine, Florida led by Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Dr. Robert B. Hayling, and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference.
The museum was designed to help educate the public and celebrate the pivotal role in which St. Augustine played in the civil rights movement and the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
The museum, as well as its building, is full of history. The museum’s building was the former dental practice of Dr. Rudolph Gordon, one of the first Black dentist and maxillofacial surgeons in the State of Florida. The building’s waiting room is the first room in the museum, which was the first non-segregated waiting room in St. Augustine, Florida.
The ACCORD Civil Rights Museum houses displays, articles, stories, and artifacts which are set-up to share the stories of the unsung heroes. The museum offers daily film viewings of civil rights documentaries and vintage clips, including, “Crossing in St. Augustine” by Ambassador Andrew Young and “Dare Not Walk Alone,” by Jeremy Dean.
To learn more about ACCORD Civil Rights Museum, click here.
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