St. Augustine in St. Johns County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church
271 W. King Street
— New Augustine —
Photographed By Brandon D Cross, November 16, 2016
1. Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church Marker
Inscription.
Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church. 271 W. King Street. This spiritual and civic citadel was established in 1929 with Rev. R.H. Whittaker as spiritual leader, and Chairman of the Board of Deacons, D.P. Mims. This church, the gateway to New Augustine, experienced phenomenal growth under the inspired leadership of Rev. J.A. Wright, beginning in 1955, becoming a spiritual beacon of New Augustine and emerging leader and light of civic pride in The Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s. Among the Vanguard of Civil Rights, and Shiloh Baptist communicants, were the following: Marie Smith, Pauline Williams, Valerie Brown, Isabelle Jenkins, Valjean Brown, Mary Mitchell, Gloria Washington, Christine Brown, Sophronie Miller, and Ethel Jenkins.,
Presented by the Civil Rights Memorial Projects Committee of St. Augustine, Executive committee: Gerald Eubanks, Chairman: Bernice Harper, Vice-chairman: Joe Eubanks and Jimmie Wells, and supported by Henry “Hank” Thomas, Freedom Rider, 1961 , Erected January 2007.
This spiritual and civic citadel was established in 1929 with Rev. R.H. Whittaker as spiritual leader, and Chairman of the Board of Deacons, D.P. Mims. This church, the gateway to New Augustine, experienced phenomenal growth under the inspired leadership of Rev. J.A. Wright, beginning in 1955—becoming a spiritual beacon of New Augustine and emerging leader and light of civic pride in The Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s. Among the Vanguard of Civil Rights, and Shiloh Baptist communicants, were the following: Marie Smith, Pauline Williams, Valerie Brown, Isabelle Jenkins, Valjean Brown, Mary Mitchell, Gloria Washington, Christine Brown, Sophronie Miller, and Ethel Jenkins.
Presented by the Civil Rights Memorial Projects Committee of St. Augustine, Executive committee: Gerald Eubanks, Chairman: Bernice Harper, Vice-chairman: Joe Eubanks and Jimmie Wells, and supported by Henry “Hank” Thomas, Freedom Rider, 1961
Erected January 2007
Erected 2007 by Civil Rights Memorial Projects Committee of St. Augustine.
N, 81° 19.906′ W. Marker is in St. Augustine, Florida, in St. Johns County. Marker is on West King Street east of South Whitney Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 271 West King Street, Saint Augustine FL 32084, United States of America. Touch for directions.
158 Saint George Street
The incident described on this marker was the catalyst that began the St. Augustine Civil Rights Movement.
Photographed By James R. Murray, May 19, 2014
3. Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church and Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on January 2, 2019. It was originally submitted on September 19, 2014, by James R. Murray of Elkton, Florida. This page has been viewed 598 times since then and 44 times this year. Photos:1. submitted on November 22, 2016, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. 2. submitted on March 27, 2017, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. 3. submitted on September 19, 2014, by James R. Murray of Elkton, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
