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Protest march in front of Stuart City Hall, 1965

Item

Title

Protest march in front of Stuart City Hall, 1965

Description

Civil Rights protest march in front of Stuart City Hall on Flagler Avenue in June of 1965 with many marchers carrying signs. A photographer can be seen in the foreground and Rexall Drugs is visible in the background. The City Hall Building, which also housed the city fire and police departments was the fifth structure used as city hall in 1955. The building was previously the Stuart Department Store owned by Stanley Kitching. The building remained as City Hall until 1974 when it was torn down and made into a parking lot for the current City Hall.

Source

Scans gift of Sandra Thurlow

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Contributor

Rights

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Format

Black and white negative; 2.2x2.2 inches

Language

English

Type

Still Image

Identifier

Thurlow-2023-015-054
2023.015

Coverage

Original Format

Negative

Citation

Arthur Ruhnke (1912-1986), “Protest march in front of Stuart City Hall, 1965,” Martin Digital History, accessed October 5, 2026, https://www.martindigitalhistory.org/items/show/2677.