Title
Racial Disturbance Plans for Jacksonville, 1944
Subject
African Americans--Segregation
Racism--United States
Race relations
Black people
Riot control
Race riots
Martial law
Description
Racial disturbance plan for the city of Jacksonville, Florida, dated 13 September 1944, submitted by Executive Officer Major Mark P. Rancourt of Army Special Forces, District 5, Fourth Service Command at Camp Blanding, Florida. The plan to suppress disorder related to racial disturbances includes an estimate of the situation, troops, sectors, mission, supplies, medical evacuations, communications, bivouac areas, sensitive areas, essential utilities, hospitals, available arms and ammunition as well as the general situation in Jacksonville including "danger areas", subversive elements, and a map. Folder marked "secret" and "declassified."
Creator
United States. Army Service Forces
Source
State Archives of Florida, Series S419
Contributor
Rancourt, Mark P.
Identifier
s419_b057_f01_01
Coverage
Florida during World War II (1939-1945)
Geographic Term
Duval County (Fla.)
Jacksonville (Fla.)
Police Headquarters (Jacksonville, Fla.)
Camp Blanding (Fla.)
Saint Johns River (Fla.)
Main Street (Jacksonville, Fla.)
Eighth Street (Jacksonville, Fla.)
Tallyrand Avenue (Jacksonville, Fla.)
Southside (Jacksonville, Fla.)
McDuff Avenue (Jacksonville, Fla.)
Riverside Park (Jacksonville, Fla.)
Confederate Park (Jacksonville, Fla.)
850 Market Street (Jacksonville, Fla.)
700 Liberty Street (Jacksonville, Fla.)
Beaver Street (Jacksonville, Fla.)
Myrtle Avenue (Jacksonville, Fla.)
Davis Street (Jacksonville, Fla.)
Kings Road (Jacksonville, Fla.)
State Street (Jacksonville, Fla.)
Broad Street (Jacksonville, Fla.)
1640 Jefferson Street (Jacksonville, Fla.)
2000 Jefferson Street (Jacksonville, Fla.)
Orange Lines Terminal (Jacksonville, Fla.)
501 West Adams Street (Jacksonville, Fla.)
Ashley Street (Jacksonville, Fla.)
Union Bus Station (Jacksonville, Fla.)
204 West Bay Street (Jacksonville, Fla.)
Jackson Street (Jacksonville, Fla.)
Park Street (Jacksonville, Fla.)
Jessie Street (Jacksonville, Fla.)
Clark Street (Jacksonville, Fla.)
2033 Riverside Avenue (Jacksonville, Fla.)
Subject - Corporate
Florida State Guard
Florida State Guard. 2nd Battalion
Florida State Guard. 2nd Battalion. Company A
Florida State Guard. 2nd Battalion. Company B
Florida State Guard. 2nd Battalion. Company C
Florida State Guard. 2nd Battalion. Company D
Florida State Guard. 2nd Battalion. Company E
Florida State Guard. 3rd Battalion
Florida State Guard. 3rd Battalion. Company B
Florida State Guard. 3rd Battalion. Company C
Florida State Guard. 3rd Battalion. Company D
Florida State Guard. 3rd Battalion. Company E
Florida. Highway Patrol
Florida. Governor (1941-1945 : Holland)
Florida. Department of Military Affairs (1928-1947 : Collins)
United States. Army Service Forces. Signal Corp
Camp Blanding Station Complement Emergency Detachment
Jacksonville (Fla.) Police Department
Duval County (Fla.) Sheriff's Department
Armour Fertilizer Works (Jacksonville, Fla.)
Florida National Guard Armory (Jacksonville, Fla.)
Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company (Jacksonville, Fla.)
National Council of Soviet American Friendship
Frederick Douglas Club
WJAX (Radio station : Jacksonville, Fla.)
WJHP (Radio station : Jacksonville, Fla.)
WMBR (Radio station : Jacksonville, Fla.)
WPDQ (Radio station : Jacksonville, Fla.)
Jacksonville Gas Company (Jacksonville, Fla.)
WPFG (Radio station : Jacksonville, Fla.)
Saint Johns River Shipbuilding Company (Jacksonville, Fla.)
National Guard Armory (Jacksonville, Fla.)
National Company (Jacksonville, Fla.)
Gibbs Gas Engine Company (Jacksonville, Fla.)
Riverside Hospital (Jacksonville, Fla.)
Saint Luke's Hospital (Jacksonville, Fla.)
Saint Vincent's Hospital (Jacksonville, Fla.)
Brester Hospital (Jacksonville, Fla.)
Merrill Stevens Company (Jacksonville, Fla.)
Duval County Hospital (Jacksonville, Fla.)
Special Combat Unit 4479th Military Police Detachment
Atlantic Coastline Railroad
Seaboard Airline Railroad
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