Cleaning the Pool, St. Augustine, Florida

The man seen here pouring cleaning agents into a swimming pool occupied by men and women engaging in a “swim-in”, is James Brock, manager of the Monson Motor Lodge in St. Augustine, Florida. Remarkably, Brock was considered a moderate in the St. Augustine business community - but like most other white business owners, he banned blacks from his establishment. While the protestors floated in a pool of chemicals, off-duty policemen dove in and arrested them. Brock then drained his pool, refilled it, and raised a Confederate flag over the hotel.