so, you think you know your history. i bet you can t tell me why a former mayor of atlanta, the current mayor of st. augustine, florida, and a veteran of the civil rights movement went for a swim today with sharks at the georgia aquarium. okay, i ll tell you. back in 1964, st. augustine, florida, america s oldest city, was one of its most racially divided. cruelly so. for some reason, it never gets mentioned in the same breath as selma or birmingham, but it should. blacks were barred from so-called white beaches, and once when a young black man named j.t. johnson dared to jump into a motel swimming pool, the owner poured acid into the water. 46 years later, a new documentary reminds the nation of that event, as well as the bloody night when civil rights marchers were attacked by a segregationist mob, the film is called crossing in st. augustine and it premieres tonight at the atlanta film
movies of the acid being poured into the pool, while visitors to st. augustine were in there, african-american visitors, and that was embarrassing enough to the southern senators, i understand, that it broke the filibuster that allowed the civil rights act of 64 to get signed. so, it s kind of symbolic that we were swimming together in this pool. the film is crossing in st. augustine. by the way, what joe bowles wle talking about, across the street corner president johnson signed the civil rights act into law. imagine being denied access to a loved one on their sick bed or maybe even their deathbed. it s happening across the nation right now. i want to share my thoughts in my xyz. one a day men s a complete multivitamin for my overall health. plus now it supports my heart health and helps maintain healthy blood pressure. [ engine revs ] whoa. [ man ] kinda makes your heart race, huh?