Monson Motor Lodge
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. The site was before that occupied by the Monson House, a 19th-century boarding house. Wikipedia
Owner: segregationist Jimmy Brock
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On June 18, 1964, Monson Motor Lodge manager poured acid into the St. Augustine motel's swimming pool filled with integrationists.
An off-duty policeman who took off his shoes and socks and jumped into the swimming pool to pummel seven taunting demonstrators with his fists finally brought ...