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After Action Report on Civil Disorder in Tampa, 1967

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State Archives of Florida, Series s923

Description

A report on the civil disorder that occurred in Tampa, Florida, from June 11 to June 18, 1967. The report is divided into four sections, including a chronological sequence of events, operational tactics and assignment of personnel, evaluation, and recommendations. Accompanying the report is a letter from Hillsborough County Sheriff Malcolm E. Beard to Governor Claude Kirk, expressing gratitude for the governor's support during the disorder and commending the assistance of General McMillian and the National Guard. Beard also compares the unrest in Tampa to events in Saint Augustine several years earlier.

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1967

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Beard, Malcolm E. (Malcolm Elmore), 1919-

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Official Reports

General Note

Sheriff Beard's comparison of the riots in Tampa, which occured in June 1967 following the police shooting of Martin Chambers, a 19-year-old Black man, by a white police officer named James Calvert, to "what occurred in Saint Augustine several years ago" is most likely a reference to a series of civil rights protests in Saint Augustine, Florida, that took place from 1963 to 1964. The protests in Saint Augustine played a significant role in the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

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After Action Report on Civil Disorder in Tampa, 1967

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African American neighborhoods

Police shootings

Riots

Riot control

Riot control--Planning

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Beard, Malcolm E. (Malcolm Elmore), 1919-

Source

State Archives of Florida, Series s923

Date

1967

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official reports

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eng-US

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text

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Coverage

Postwar Florida (1945-1968)

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Tallahassee (Fla.)

Leon County (Fla.)

Tampa (Fla.)

Hillsborough County (Fla.)

Central Avenue (Tampa, Fla.)

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Civil Rights and Freedoms

Subject - Corporate

Florida. Governor (1967-1971 : Kirk)

Florida. National Guard

Subject - Person

Kirk, Claude R. (Claude Roy), Jr., 1926-2011

McMillan, Henry William, 1911-1990

Chambers, Martin, 1947-1967

Calvert, James R.

General Note

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Beard, Malcolm E. (Malcolm Elmore), 1919-. After Action Report on Civil Disorder in Tampa, 1967. 1967. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/351441>, accessed 16 February 2026.

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Beard, Malcolm E. (Malcolm Elmore), 1919-. After Action Report on Civil Disorder in Tampa, 1967. 1967. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/351441>

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