﻿{"id":292302,"date":"2018-01-15T10:54:49","date_gmt":"2018-01-15T17:54:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=292302"},"modified":"2018-01-15T10:54:49","modified_gmt":"2018-01-15T17:54:49","slug":"remembering-dr-martin-luther-king-jr-and-the-right-to-swim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/remembering-dr-martin-luther-king-jr-and-the-right-to-swim\/","title":{"rendered":"Remembering Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. And The Right To Swim"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On the national holiday remembering <strong>Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.<\/strong> we remember his love of swimming and the role he played in making swimming accessible to all.<\/p>\n<p>In the summer of 1964, while congress was debating the passage of the Civil Rights Act, Dr. King sent the future Mayor of Atlanta and US Ambassador to the United Nations, <strong>Andrew Young<\/strong> to St. Augustine, Florida to calm the racial tensions that had been brewing for years.<\/p>\n<p>While leading a peaceful march through the City, Young was attacked and beaten by an angry mob of segregationists on the evening of June 9th. A few days later, Dr. King arrived in St. Augustine and was arrested in an attempt to integrate the restaurant at the Monson Motel.\u00a0 The following week, a group of \u201cintegrationists\u201d staged a \u201cswim-in\u201d at the same motel\u2019s pool.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_292345\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-292345\" data-attachment-id=\"292345\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/remembering-dr-martin-luther-king-jr-and-the-right-to-swim\/monson-motel-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/monson-motel-2.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"10800,6131\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"monson motel 2\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;monson motel 2&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy:&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/monson-motel-2-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/monson-motel-2-1024x581.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-292345 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/monson-motel-2-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"monson motel 2\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-292345\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: ISHOF Newspaper Archive \/ AP photo<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The photographs of motel owner James Brock pouring muriatic acid in the pool, while the protesters were in it, became one of the iconic images of the Civil Rights era.\u00a0 The next week, the nation was shocked again by newsreels showing angry segregationists attacking African Americans attempting to peacefully \u201cwade in\u201d the water on St. Augustine\u2019s segregated beaches.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?time_continue=3&amp;v=6MfQNbd9wpw\">See video of the St. Augustine Beach riots here<\/a>?<\/p>\n<p>These two incidents and the images broadcast in print and on tv across the nation are at least partially credited for ending the filibuster and the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.<\/p>\n<p>The right to swim was important to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.\u00a0 It was an activity he enjoyed doing with his family at the <strong>Butler St YMCA<\/strong> in Atlanta &#8211; which was known then as a Y for colored people.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_292347\" style=\"width: 378px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-292347\" data-attachment-id=\"292347\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/remembering-dr-martin-luther-king-jr-and-the-right-to-swim\/ltr-ester-williams-sammy-lee-andrew-young\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/LtR-Ester-Williams-Sammy-Lee-Andrew-Young.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"3503,2407\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"LtR Ester Williams Sammy Lee Andrew Young\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;LtR Ester Williams Sammy Lee Andrew Young&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy:&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/LtR-Ester-Williams-Sammy-Lee-Andrew-Young-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/LtR-Ester-Williams-Sammy-Lee-Andrew-Young-1024x704.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-292347 \" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/LtR-Ester-Williams-Sammy-Lee-Andrew-Young-280x192.jpg\" alt=\"LtR Ester Williams Sammy Lee Andrew Young\" width=\"368\" height=\"252\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/LtR-Ester-Williams-Sammy-Lee-Andrew-Young-280x192.jpg 280w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/LtR-Ester-Williams-Sammy-Lee-Andrew-Young-533x366.jpg 533w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/LtR-Ester-Williams-Sammy-Lee-Andrew-Young-1024x704.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 368px) 100vw, 368px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-292347\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy:ISHOF Induction ceremony 1992, L-R, Esther Williams, Sammy Lee, Andrew Young. \u00a0ISHOF Archives<\/p><\/div>\n<p>It was also important to Ambassador Young, who was a varsity swimmer at Howard University.\u00a0 In 1992, Young received the Gold Medallion Award from the International Swimming Hall of Fame, given to former competitive aquatic athletes who have gone on to achieve international recognition outside of the pool and who are an inspiration to youth.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On the national holiday remembering Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. we remember his love of swimming and the role he played in making swimming accessible to all. 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