By Rodney L. Hurst Sr
A personal account of the 1960 sit-in demonstrations in Jacksonville, Florida and Ax Handle Saturday.
It Was Never About a Hot Dog and a Coke is an honest and in depth look at the community of Jacksonville Florida during the height of the civil rights movement in the United States from the perspective of an African American male. It is written by the then president of the Jacksonville Youth Council NAACP. He was there and helped organize the sit-ins that challenged the segregation policies. The anger from this challenge led to unforgivable (in my mind) Ax Handle Saturday.
What this book has to offer beyond what I have read in other places is the unsung heroes. Rodney L. Hurst Sr has done his homework and presents pictures, newspaper articles and names of the key people from both sides of the issue. The good and the bad, Mr. Hurst documents the situation well.
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