Black people demonstrate against segregation by plunging into a swimming pool of a hotel in st augustine, florida, and are arrested. Photographs of this action, and of a police officer jumping into the pool to arrest the young activists, were broadcast around the world and. The next day, movement leaders, the rabbis and about 50 supporters marched downtown to the monson motor lodge for a twopronged demonstration. In an attempt to intimidate the protesters and force them out, the owner of the hotel, james brock, poured hydrochloric acid into the water, shouting, im.
These disturbing photos will make you glad history is history. By the mid 1950s, protests against southern segregation grew, coming to a head in st. Augustine, most people picture the castillo, the quaint little city and the history of. Augustine in the 1960s, he was looking to keep the momentum alive for passage of the civil rights act. The forgotten history of segregated swimming pools and. Technology family projects business global events books fiction newsletters. Augustines most important source of income, and in 1964 the citys white powerstructure is busy preparing lavish festivities to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the towns founding in 1565. Jul 11, 2019 for example, whites threw nails at the bottom of pools in cincinnati, poured bleach and acid in pools with black bathers in st. Augustine, june 19, 1964 the violence came to a fevered pitch in june 1964, when a group of black and white protestors jumped in the segregated pool at the monson motor lodge as a protest against the whitesonly swimming policy. Feb 06, 2018 note racist voiceover throughout the item. Augustine faced their own racial issues with organized a protests of segregation by the naacp and picketing at the visitor information center. The site was before that occupied by the monson house, a 19thcentury boarding house the monson house. In 1964, several white and black protesters jumped into a pool at the monson motor lodge in st.
Pool players and civil rights activists picket outside the commodore hotel in new york city to protest the exclusion of african american player cisero murphy from that years championship tournament, sponsored by the billiard room proprietors association of america. The original monson hotel was established by captain anthony vincent bossy monson and his wife florence young in. By pouring acid into a pool of activists in 1964, this. In may, the reverend martin luther king arrived in st. Words like cursed and plundered and destroyed have come to apply not to what. Augustine movement was a part of the wider civil rights movement in st. Augustine historic bayfront monson motor lodge donald martin, a professor of art at flagler college since 1980, is a multimedia artist with completed public art projects located throughout florida, including at the bacardi corporation, flagler college, and jacksonville international airport. Augustine movement took place as part of the wider civil rights movement in st. They were told the restaurant wasnt integrated and were asked to leave multiple times before brock called the police and had the group arrested for trespassing. The fbi and martin luther king, jr and protest at selma.
Southern christian leadership conference wikipedia. The city was a key location in the civilrights movement. In the summer of 1964, martin luther king, andrew young, ralph albernathy and other prominent civil rights leaders led peaceful protest marches through st. Vivian, and hospitalized 19 people, many of whom were in severe condition. Rolling stone calls 1964 the tribute the best beatle tribute on earth. In 1964, the civil rights act was passed largely as a result of the civil rights movement and the many campaigns it. This and other things helped spur on a group of protesters, black and white, to jump into the pool as a. That was the only word rabbi israel dresner used to describe st. Today is the 45th anniversary of martin luther king jr. Browse historical events, famous birthdays and notable deaths from jun 26, 1964 or search by date, day or keyword. Augustine prepared to celebrate its 400th anniversary.
Peabody behind bars and to report on race relations in the city. In this clip, black demonstrators are attacked on butler beach and groups of blacks and whites occupy the streets at night. Augustine, counter demonstrations by whites, speeches made by dr. Augustine in 1565 the matanzas inlet gained its name from this event matanzas is the spanish word for slaughters. Augustine in 1964 when it became a focal point in the civil rights movement. Augustine played key role in civil rights imdiversity. Jun, 2014 on june 18, 1964, black and white protesters jumped into the whitesonly pool at the monson motor lodge in st. Augustine in 1565 the matanzas inlet gained its name from this event matanzas is the spanish word. Martin luther king, the civil right movement, and st. Augustine is a primarily tourist economy and stood to suffer massive losses in the face of a sustained protest movement. The organization led a highprofile protest of the segregated celebration of the. Augustine was the only place in florida where king was arrested.
Home iconic photos world war 1 world war 2 by topic books. On june 11, 1964, martin luther king, jr was arrested for. Anticonfederate monument protesters march in historic st. Roughly 75% white and 25% black, it is still a thoroughly segregated community in 1963. On june 18, 1964, black and white protesters jumped into the whitesonly pool at the monson motor lodge in st. Florida wadeins to end racial segregation of public beach.
Augustine over the previous year demanding an end to segregation laws there. Kings arrest the week prior when he attempted to enter the motels restaurant. He and other southern christian leadership conference members were looking for a community with an active. The drawing in the book that really stands out to me is the one that depicts the slaughter of french troops by the spanish in the dunes south of st.
James brock, the manager of the motel, was photographed pouring muriatic acid into the pool to get the protesters out. The riots erupted against a backdrop of racial tensions across the south coming to a boil. In response, a swimin was held at the hotel pool in protest. Saint augustine is a small town of 15,000 on floridas atlantic coast, just south of jacksonville and not far from the georgia border. A successful twohour long wadein by 35 people drew attention and garnered some black and white support. As a result, leaders of both sides of the issue decided to make st. A policeman jumped into the pool to make arrests and photographs of the melee were published around the globe. Aug 01, 2018 in 1964, several white and black protesters jumped into a pool at the monson motor lodge in st. After being turned away from the ballot box, lincolnville residents turned inward. Oct 07, 2018 after being turned away from the ballot box, lincolnville residents turned inward.
African american demonstrators attempting to swim in the atlantic ocean, on a white beach are confronted by stick wielding opposition, in st. They will be performing at the peabody auditorium, saturday, april 4. Augustine, most people picture the castillo, the quaint little city and the history of what is called the first city of florida. Augustine at the height of the civil rights movement in 1964. Valley news forgotten chapter of the civil rights era took. Augustine, florida, and beat them up in philadelphia. Whites used to put nails at the bottom of pools in cincinnati and pour bleach and acid in pools with black bathers in st. Later that night, 500 white people attacked demonstrators in st. By 1920, lincolnville was filled with homeowners, local businesses, schools, and 16 churches. Augustine even played a role in the passage of the civil rights act of 1964. Mass protest and racial violence martin luther king, jr. In the spring of 1964, hayling put out a call to northern college students to. Augustine, florida were met with arrests and ku klux klan violence, the local sclc affiliate appealed to king for assistance in the spring of 1964. Aug is also notorious for some recent history a civil rights protest in 1964, when a local hotel owner poured muriatic acid into his whites only swimming pool after several black men jumped in during martin luther kings swimin protest.
Augustine, florida was so powerful that it changed the. It was a major event in the citys long history and had a role in the passage of the civil rights act of 1964. Protesters demonstrating in the swimming pool of the monson motor lodge in st. Jun 09, 2015 protesters demonstrating in the swimming pool of the monson motor lodge in st. Augustine civil rights demonstrations local call numbe. Apr 25, 2011 this page is dedicated to exploring the connection between the civil rights movement and st. Motel manager pouring acid in the water when black people swam. Together with the other protests and demonstrations in the summer of 1964 known as the st. Augustine book in the 1960s, in anticipation of the aforementioned 400th celebration. Augustine house where king was staying was torched. Augustine was born of the sea, cursed by the sea, caressed and plundered, made, destroyed, and reborn on the bosom of great waters.
Augustine pool picture on june 18, 1964, martin luther king jr. Augustine civil rights demonstrations date of film. Valley news forgotten chapter of the civil rights era. He and other southern christian leadership conference members were looking for a community with an active civil rights movement, said david colburn, a university of florida. The monson motor lodge, at 32 avenida menendez, saint augustine, florida, was in 1964 the site of a landmark protest event of the civil rights movement. This famous photograph by horace cort shows a group of white and black integrationists in the former monson motor lodge swimming pool on june 18, 1964. It shows demonstrations by blacks on the beach in st.
The monson motor lodge, at 32 avenida menendez, saint augustine, florida, was in 1964 the site of a landmark protest event of. Marys missionary baptist church washington street and st. Jta for rabbi richard levy, it was an emotional return to this historic northeastern florida city. A fresh look at a key civil rights battle and its new england. In my book, i describe how in the late 1940s there were major swimming pool riots in st. In an attempt to force them out, the owner of the hotel poured acid. On june 24th, however, white beachgoers did not allow waders to reach the water by physically blockading the shore. Heres the disturbing history of segregated swimming pools. When civil rights activists protesting segregation in st. Augustine jail to his old friend, rabbi israel dresner, in new jersey, urging him to recruit rabbis to come to st.
Augustine four, who were joeann anderson ulmer, samuel white, audrey nell edwards, and willie carl singleton, started a sitin protest at a woolworths lunch counter in st. The site was before that occupied by the monson house, a 19thcentury boarding house. Augustine came to a climax on june 18, 1964, when activists jumped into the whitesonly swimming pool at the monson motor lodge in response to dr. Sclc sent staff to help organize and lead demonstrations and mobilized support for st. The civil rights act of 1964 was signed into law, banning. Augustine prepared to celebrate its 400th anniversary, martin luther king jr. The dentist and others refused to stop demonstrating until the bill was passed, as horrific acts like the pool. The dentist and others refused to stop demonstrating until the bill was passed, as. Civil rights protestors had been staging demonstrations in st. For example, whites threw nails at the bottom of pools in cincinnati, poured bleach and acid in pools with black bathers in st.
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