[AGL] Theater stand-ins in Austin 1961 or so

[Fontaine Maverick]

was that the picadilly?




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From: Michael Eisenstadt <mike.eisenstadt at gmail.com>
To: survivors' reminiscences about Austin Ghetto Daze in the 60s 
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Subject: Re: [AGL] Theater stand-ins in Austin 1961 or so

What was the name of the cafeteria on Congress & 9th
(where Chipotle is now)? It was a chain headquartered
in Louisiana and was segrated until the Civil Rights act
was passed. I don't remember it being picketed but maybe
it was.

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From: "Fontaine Maverick" <fontainem at att.net>
To: "Frances Morey" <frances_morey at yahoo.com>; "survivors' reminiscences
about Austin Ghetto Daze in the 60s" <austin-ghetto-list at pairlist.net>
Sent: Saturday, July 17, 2010 8:34 AM
Subject: Re: [AGL] Theater stand-ins in Austin 1961 or so



> This is interesting. I hadn't remembered that about the Night Hawk. In the

sixth

> grade (58?), I went to Woolworth's for grilled cheese before the movie at

the

> Paramount or State & didn't even notice that neither was integrated. As a

12

> year old from San Antonio, I was blissfully unaware of the "colored only"

> restrooms on the outskirts of Austin. Took a greyhound down to Lockhart to

see

> my recently transplanted best friend and was shocked to see one as I gazed

out

> of the bus. Woke me the hell up. It wasn't much later that my mom started

taking

> me to the Varsity stand-ins.

>

>

>

>

>

>

> ________________________________

> From: Frances Morey <Frances_Morey at yahoo.com>

> To: survivors' reminiscences about Austin Ghetto Daze in the 60s

> <austin-ghetto-list at pairlist.net>

> Sent: Sat, July 17, 2010 12:36:59 AM

> Subject: Re: [AGL] Theater stand-ins in Austin 1961 or so

>

>

> Harry Akins as mayor had a meeting with the other restaurant owners and

told

> them that if they all integrate their facilities at the same time then

there

> would be no grounds for singling out any one of them to effectively

boycott over

> the issue. They saw the logic of that and the public accommodations

ordinance

> passed and the restaurants were integrated overnight. That's the story I

> remember.

> Best,

> Frances

>

>

>

> ________________________________

> From: Michael Eisenstadt <mike.eisenstadt at gmail.com>

> To: survivors' reminiscences about Austin Ghetto Daze in the 60s

> <austin-ghetto-list at pairlist.net>

> Sent: Fri, July 16, 2010 4:27:06 PM

> Subject: Re: [AGL] Theater stand-ins in Austin 1961 or so

>

> I arrived in Austin only in 1963. I do remember participating in

> a protest at a gas station on the drag which did not serve

> African-Americans. At that time Harry Akins' Night Hawk

> restaurants were the ONLY integrated restaurants. The

> next year, spring 1964, the City Council considered but

> did not pass an equal access ordinance. Their excuse was

> that Congress was working on Civil Rights laws which indeed

> were passed that year, forced through Congress by then

> Pres. LBJ.

>

> Mike eisenstadt

>

> ----- Original Message -----

> From: "Jim McCulloch" <mcculloch at mail.utexas.edu>

> To: <austin-ghetto-list at pairlist.net>

> Sent: Thursday, July 15, 2010 10:39 PM

> Subject: [AGL] Theater stand-ins in Austin 1961 or  so

>

>

> > Chandler Davidson is arranging a reunion in December of people who

> > participated in the standins.  Some members of the list may have

> > participated, and if Chandler has not  contacted you and you would be

> > interested in such a reunion, you can reach Chandler at fcd at rice.edu

> >

> > As I understand it, the reunion would be in Austin.

> >

> > --Jim McCulloch

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