Petition updatePreserve the Historic St. Johns County Jail Annex and Honor its Civil Rights LegacySaving the jail where MLK and 16 Rabbi were detained
Merrill ShapiroUnited States
Feb 13, 2025
News that a historic St. Johns County jail was slated for demolition sparked a movement to save it. The jail was where the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was detained after being arrested for demonstrating against segregation in St. Augustine. It was the only time King was arrested in Florida, and preservationists want to see the historic site saved.
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Noah Hertz, St. Johns County reporter at Jacksonville Today.
Adonnica Toler, director at the Eartha MM White Museum.
Rabbi Merrill Shapiro, board chair of the St. Augustine Jewish Historical Society.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uR6-hYru7S4&pp=ygU8U2F2aW5nIHRoZSBTdC4gQXVndXN0aW5lIEZsb3JpZGEgamFpbCB3aGVyZSBNTEsgd2FzIGRldGFpbmVk
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