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“Civil Rights Segregated Water Fountain 1938. Photo of a young boy drinking from a water fountain for the colored on the county courthouse lawn of Halifax, North Carolina.” This image is available for sale at: www.mcmahanphoto.com

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via awearnessblog.com From the http://awarenessblog.com blog: In 1964, a few young blacks decided to take a dip in a whites-only pool at a whites-only hotel in St. Augustine, Florida. The hotel’s owner, James Brock, reacted by emptying jugs of hydrochloric acid into the water to expel the unwanted swimmers. This act of civil disobedience was [...]