St. Augustine Footsoldiers Monument

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	Unveiled on May 14th, 2011 4 foot - 8 inches in width. 6 foot - 4 inch in height. Traditional cast bronze on a cast-stone base. One of a kind.
	Who Were They?(in brief) They numbered over 100 and advanced the cause of civil rights in the city of St. Augustine, FL in 1963 and 1964, many at great personal cost. Their story is triumphant and haunting. They called themselves "foot soldiers".
	Where is It? The sculpture is permanently installed in a public park named the "Plaza De La Constitucion", in historic downtown St. Augustine, FL. It is in the Southeast corner of the Plaza near the intersection of King Street and Charlotte Street. CLICK HERE TO GET A MAP
	What Happened? Black Swan is an account of the Foot Soldiers in St. Augustine set against the larger national events of the times. CLICK TO OPEN IN ANOTHER WINDOW
	A Short Video Produced as part of class work by students at Flagler College: Editing by Steven Strait, footage by Kelley Cottrell, Nicholas Massie, Kenneth Moore and Joshua Santos. CLICK TO WATCH IN ANOTHER WINDOW
	Making and Unveiling the Sculpture CLICK TO OPEN IN ANOTHER WINDOW
	Photo Gallery of the Unveiling on SPOTTED, photos courtesy of The St. Augustine Record. CLICK TO OPEN IN ANOTHER WINDOW
	An Interview on Public Radio Foot Soldier Barbara H. Vickers and Brian R. Owens talk about the monument on "Floida Frontiers". Look for EPISODE 95 after you click below. CLICK TO OPEN IN ANOTHER WINDOW
	The Group that Commissioned it This sculpture has been commissioned by the St. Augustine Foot Soldiers Remembrance Project, Inc.; a non-profit organization established by Footsoldier Barbara Vickers for the sole purpose of creating a permanent, public monument ... CLICK HERE FOR MORE
	Links to Additional Historical Information CLICK HERE FOR MORE
	About the Sculptor Brian R. Owens is an accomplished second-generation professional artist; a sculptor and painter, schooled in classical, traditional techniques ...CLICK HERE FOR MORE

The Group that Commissioned It (The following text is arrowed directly from materials developed by the St. Augustine Foot Soldiers Remembrance Project) The St. Augustine Foot Soldiers Remembrance Project, Inc., a non-profit 501 (c)3, was founded to establish a monument in the Plaza de la Constitucion, honoring the men, women and children who were the driving force in St. Augustine's Civil Rights movement, which led to the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Project President Barbara Vickers: "Those whose struggled in 1963 and 1964 in our city included young teens who stayed in jail when they could have left if they promised not to march again. There were many more, too, who waded in at the beaches, kneeled in at the churches, sat in at the lunch counters, and did a lot more. None should be forgotten." "All these folks were Foot Soldiers for freedom and justice for all. And look what they helped to pass: the Civil Rights Act of 1964." ST.AUGUSTINE FOOT SOLDIERS REMEMRANCE PROJECT,INC. Box 164, St. Augustine, FL 32085 phone 904-829-5649 BOARD OF DIRECTORS President Barbara H. Vickers Vice President Barbara H. Kalanik secretary Cynthia C. McAuliffe Treasurer Salley V. Gardner ADVISORS George Gardner, former Mayor & former City Commissioner David Nolan, Historian Enzo Torcoletti, Sculptor

Links to Additional Historical Information by B. R. Owens The major events of the Movement in St. Augustine in 1963 and 1964 were largly eclipsed by earlier events in larger cities, especially Birmingham Alabama, which were recorded more thoroughly, by more people. Consequently, recent comprehensive books on the Movement (like "Eyes on the Prize" by Juan Williams) list St. Augustine as a footnote. "Dare Not Walk Alone" is a most impressive documentary film about the Movement in St. Augustine, the only one known to the author. Dare Not Walk Alone - an award-winning independent feature-length documentary film Most of the other historical accounts are available online at the following web sites: The 40th Anniversary to Commemorate the Civil Rights Demonstrations, Inc. (40th ACCORD) Civil Rights Movement Veterans Homepage - CORE, NAACP, SCLC, SNCC Civil Rights Movement Veterans - St. Augustine FL Movement 1963 Civil Rights Movement Veterans - St. Augustine FL Movement 1964 "If It Takes All Summer", by Dan R. Warren The St. Augustine Record - Civil Rights Leader Visits, by Marcia Lane, Feb. 2010 St. Augustine, Florida - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia There goes my Everything: White Southerners in the Age of Civil Rights (page 198), by Jason Sokol

	About the Sculptor
	Brian R. Owens is an accomplished second-generation professional artist; a sculptor and painter, schooled in the classical, traditional techniques of fine art. Owens' studio is based in central Florida about half an hour north of the Orlando metro area. For more information, Click on the link below to review his online biography and resume. CLICK HERE for Owens' biography / resume

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