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In St. Augustine during the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s, participants protested racial discrimination by marching, picketing, kneeling-in at churches, sitting-in at lunch counters, wading-in at beaches, attending rallies, raising money, preparing meals, and providing safe haven. They persisted in the face of jailings, beatings, shootings, loss of employment, threats, and other dangers. As Foot Soldiers for Freedom and Justice, their efforts and example helped to pass the landmark Civil Rights Act of 1964, and their courage and heroism changed America and inspired the world.
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