Arrest of Murray High Students at Ponce de Leon Hotel
Title
Arrest of Murray High Students at Ponce de Leon Hotel
Subject
Civil Rights
Description
Demonstrating African American youths, keep their distance from a snarling police dog, during an integration demonstration at a hotel, March 31, 1964, St. Augustine, Fla. Police arrested all of the demonstrators when they would not leave the hotel and asked to be taken to jail. D.J. Johnson is the deputy seen on the right.
Creator
Associated Press
Date
March 31, 1964
Contributor
Connor Hawkins, History Intern, Spring 2021
Rights
Associated Press
Collection
Citation
Associated Press, “Arrest of Murray High Students at Ponce de Leon Hotel,” accessed April 25, 2024, https://publichumanities.omeka.net/items/show/322.