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Civil rights swim-in

Jun 18, 202510:48Society & Culture

On 18 June 1964, black and white protesters jumped into a ‘whites only’ swimming pool at a motel in St Augustine, in Florida. Photos of the Monson Motor Lodge manager, James Brock, pouring cleaning acid into the pool to...

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Civil rights swim-in is an episode from Witness: Witness Black History by BBC. On 18 June 1964, black and white protesters jumped into a ‘whites only’ swimming pool at a motel in St Augustine, in Florida. Photos of the Monson Motor Lodge ma...

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Published Jun 18, 2025, 10:48 long, audio available.

Civil rights swim-in

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