It Was Never about a Hot Dog and a
Coke!
by Trout, Kaye
Reviewer's Bookwatch • May, 2008 • It Was Never about a Hot Dog and a Coke!: A Personal
Account of the 1960 Sit-in Demonstrations in
Jacksonville
It Was Never about a Hot Dog and a Coke!
Florida and Ax Handle Saturday
Rodney L. Hurst, Sr.
WingSpan Publishing
PO Box 2085, Livermore, CA 94551
9781595941954 $14.95 www.wingspanpress.com
Quoting from the back cover:
"On August 27, 1960, more than 200 whites with ax handles and
baseball bats attacked members of the Jacksonville Youth Council NAACP
in downtown Jacksonville who were sitting in at white lunch counters
protesting racism and segregation. Referred to as Ax Handle Saturday, It
was never about a hot dog and a Coke chronicles the racial and political
climate of Jacksonville, Florida in the late fifties, the events leading
up to that infamous day, and the aftermath."
"It Was Never about a Hot Dog and a Coke!: A Personal Account
of the 1960 Sit-in Demonstrations in Jacksonville" is informative
memoir is about a dangerous time. The events are a part of our history,
and through Rodney's story we learn more about the people and
groups involved and the courage it took to sit. The book is well-written
and well-edited. Thanks, Rodney, for taking the time.
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