Civil Rights Movement

http://www.crmvet.org/nars/conway.htm

George Conway was a Civil Rights Movement activist. He visted St. Augustine to see some relatives. Sadie and Bessie grew up at St. Augustine. I wonder if they ever met. Conway became involved right away in the Civil Rights Movement at St. Augustines. He would march with the old and young before MLK came to preach and lead. He was arrested. The marches usually ended the 'slave market.' One day the KKK dumped bricks by the market. When the march ended, the KKK threw bricks at the demonstrators. This reminded me of the Anne Moody story. Anne Moody and her friends were hit, slapped, kicked, and dragged around, but they did not budge. They stood their ground. The whites were not going to stop them. Also in HOS, the KKK was a problem. The sisters still spoke for what they believed in and always got away from the KKK. George Conway was not afraid to do what was right and stand up for his beliefs. In all three stories, the demonstrators did not attack back at the white people.