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Six decades after the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the escalation of the Vietnam War, workers, oppressed peoples and youth are still fighting for full equality and self-determination By Abayomi AzikiweEditor, Pan-African News WireJanuary 7, 2024Historical Review January 15, 2024 marks the 95th birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929-1968),…
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In the Spring of 1964, St Augustine would be the final stage of what was called "The Great Moral Drama" leading to the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Historic City News remembers the impact of Martin Luther King, Jr. on the Civil Rights movement in St. Augustine, aided by this compilation from…
In June 1964, James Brock dumped acid into the water at the Monson Motor Lodge in St. Augustine, Fla. He was trying to disrupt swimmers who were protesting the hotel's whites-only policy. (Bettmann/Corbis) On June 18, 1964, black and white protesters jumped into the whites-only pool at the Monson Motor Lodge in St. Augustine, Fla. In an attempt to force them out, the owner of the hotel poured acid into the pool. Martin Luther King Jr. had planned the sit-in during the St. Augustine Movement, a part of the larger civil rights movement. The protest — and the owner's acidic response — is lar...