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Mimi Jones, civil rights activist in historic swim-in, dies at 73

  • Writer: Nadine Bennett
    Nadine Bennett
  • Aug 11, 2020
  • 1 min read

When civil rights activist Mimi Jones and six others entered a segregated hotel pool in 1964, manager James Brock poured muriatic acid into it. The demonstrators refused to leave and were arrested.


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