The Freedom Trail: St. Augustine, Florida: January 21, 2021

The Freedom Trail's mission is to help people remember, recognize, and honor people who risked their lives to attain civil rights for themselves and others. Its other purpose is to highlight the pivotal role that St. Augustine played in the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. 

For more information on The Freedom Trail please visit its website: https://accordfreedomtrail.org/

-Artifacts-

Artifact #1

This first photo is of Trinity United Methodist Church which is the oldest congregation in Lincolnville. This church is also one of the oldest Protestant congregations in Florida. 

Artifact #2

This Second image was taken of a convenience store. The reason I thought this store was worth taking a picture of was because of what the owner did with the bars on the window. He put a mug shot of Martin Luther King Jr. and a mug shot of Rosa Parks. The bars make them both look like they are in prison which I thought was interesting. 

-Exterior Photos-

Exterior Photo #1

I took this photo while on a bridge and in it you can see Flagler College in the distance.

Exterior Photo #2

This was a photo taken by Trinity United Methodist Church and from it is another view of Flagler College.

-Images in Conversation with the Site-

Image in Conversation #1

In this image is a photo of Martin Luther King Jr. speaking in front of a church. I selected this image because during the civil rights movement churches played a huge role in organizing marches for civil rights and to this day play a huge part in the lives of African Americans and their community. And one of the pictures that I chose to post that I took on the trail was of a church.

Source: https://www.google.com/search?q=black+chuch+civil+rights+movement&tbm=isch&ved=2ahUKEwjXuOqcgr3uAhX0bDABHb-9C74Q2-cCegQIABAA&oq=black+chuch+civil+rights+movement&gs_lcp=CgNpbWcQAzoECCMQJzoHCCMQ6gIQJzoECAAQQzoFCAAQsQM6AggAOggIABCxAxCDAToKCAAQsQMQgwEQQzoHCAAQsQMQQ1CTlQJYx5IHYJSUB2gBcAB4AYABd4gBxxqSAQQ0My4ymAEAoAEBqgELZ3dzLXdpei1pbWewAQrAAQE&sclient=img&ei=vNURYNfqGvTZwbkPv_uu8As&bih=721&biw=1333&rlz=1CAOTWH_enUS900#imgrc=IYaFbpizyUb0HM

Image in Conversation #2

I chose this image of Martin Luther King Jr. in prison because it reminded me of that convenience store that had his mugshot displayed behind window bars.

Source: https://www.google.com/search?q=MLk+in+prison&newwindow=1&rlz=1CAOTWH_enUS900&sxsrf=ALeKk02cxvM_BWmBjDybWNg1MTffzlJ9Vg:1611781562465&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjrxfGbgr3uAhVBxVkKHeQcBmoQ_AUoAXoECA8QAw&biw=1333&bih=721#imgrc=MsZlFw76gYbZrM

-The English 202 Connection-

"...history. It happened whether it offends you or not.” - Dana (Kindred, Butler, 140). I selected this quote because as a history major it resonated with me a lot and also I selected it because I think that it is a lesson that people need to learn in general. Especially when it comes to historic sites like the Freedom Trail, and African American History as a whole.

-Creative Component-

Above is an image that I edited. In the Image, I made it almost completely black and white but left some color to represent how even though the site is historic it still has relevance. Further, I increased the contrast to illustrate the contrast between Downtown Saint Augustine and Lincolnville.