The Beatles at a press conference held at the George Washington Hotel in Jacksonville, Florida, on September 11, 1964, prior to their concert at the Gator Bowl stadium. With the concert scheduled just two months after the passage of the Civil Rights Act, the Beatles issued a press statement saying, "We will not appear unless Negroes are allowed to sit anywhere". (USA)

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Location: George Washington Hotel, Jacksonville, Florida, USA.
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