When Black and white swimmers jumped in together and integrated the Monson Motor Lodge in St. Augustine, owner James Brock was so enraged he grabbed a bottle of acid and threw it into the pool. The fallout from that act is still being felt today.
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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. s connection to First Coast has ties to Civil Rights Act of 1964
Dr. King was arrested in St. Augustine in 1964. His case went before a grand jury in the federal courthouse in Jacksonville where the judge ruled in his favor. Author: Kailey Tracy Updated: 11:58 PM EST January 18, 2021
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the Civil Rights Act of 1964 have deep ties to the First Coast. We heard these stories around the dinner table, Dr. Earl Johnson Jr., whose father was King s attorney, said. You know, Mom, referred to Dr. King as Martin and Ambassador Young as Andy.