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The collection consists of papers and memorabilia related to civil rights history in Jacksonville and Hurst’s experiences as a member of the NAACP Youth Council in the 1960’s. The collection focuses on the NAACP sit-ins of stores surrounding James Weldon Johnson Park (formerly Hemming Plaza), and Hurst’s book about Ax Handle Saturday It Was Never About a Hot Dog and a Coke! To learn more about this collection, please see the archival finding aid as well as the collection home within the UNF Digital Commons.

  • NAACP Youth Council Members, First Sit-In Demonstration, August 13, 1960

    NAACP Youth Council Members, First Sit-In Demonstration, August 13, 1960

  • NAACP Mass Meeting, August 28, 1960

    NAACP Mass Meeting, August 28, 1960

  • NAACP Youth Council Picketing Cohen Brothers Store

    NAACP Youth Council Picketing Cohen Brothers Store

  • Reporters talk with Alton Yates and Rodney Hurst during the first sit-in demonstration, August 13, 1960. Digitally Retouched Version.

    Reporters talk with Alton Yates and Rodney Hurst during the first sit-in demonstration, August 13, 1960. Digitally Retouched Version.

  • Roderick Freeman, NAACP Youth Council

    Roderick Freeman, NAACP Youth Council

  • Group In Front Of Robert Meyer Hotel, Downtown Jacksonville

    Group In Front Of Robert Meyer Hotel, Downtown Jacksonville

  • Spectators During Demonstrations

    Spectators During Demonstrations

  • Robert Saunders at NAACP Meeting

    Robert Saunders at NAACP Meeting

  • Picketing for Fair Employment Practices

    Picketing for Fair Employment Practices

  • Demonstrator Being Arrested

    Demonstrator Being Arrested

  • View of Julia Street during Ax Handle Saturday, August 27, 1960

    View of Julia Street during Ax Handle Saturday, August 27, 1960

  • Rutledge Pearson At Podium

    Rutledge Pearson At Podium

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