>[In 1957 he led the effort in forming the Community Chest-United Fund, which later became known as the United Way. He was a Mason for more than 60 years and a member of Ashlar Lodge No. 98 F&AM, the Scottish and York Rite bodies, Morocco Temple and past president of the St. Augustine Shrine Club. He was past director and treasurer of the Royal Order of Jesters.](http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/staugustine/obituary.aspx?n=james-e-brock-jimmy&pid=94432080)
>[Jimmy was a former charter member of the Independent Luncheon Club and for over 54 years a member of the Saint Augustine Rotary Club and a Paul Harris Fellow. He was a member of the Ancient City Baptist Church for over 55 years and was a deacon and director of training union.](http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/staugustine/obituary.aspx?n=james-e-brock-jimmy&pid=94432080)
Huh. Mason, helped found the United Way, Rotarian, Baptist deacon…Weird. They forgot *racist*.
Oh, but everybody was a racist then, so it was OK. People probably say that it wasn’t his fault, that he was probably a vict [**Many people from that time remember Brock as more the victim in the incident.** One moment of temper led to an unwanted legacy. “Jimmy kind of caught the brunt of it. He was a nice guy”. said Eddy Mussallem, a fellow hotelier and longtime friend.](https://rarehistoricalphotos.com/motel-manager-pouring-acid-water-black-people-swam-pool-1964/)
Damnit.
Anyway-Hotel torn down in March, 2003. And a Hilton built on it’s spot.
BATLOCKMAN
That mgr today may get beheaded by those in the pool.
newt16
Holy fuck. And in the 1960s too, so recent!
StLawrence5
For those playing the home game, muriatic acid = hydrochloric acid
Ayatollah_Bahloni
Can you imagine this being your legacy in history?
Noohb
Where is this?
sayswut
What happened to the motel owner?
MyChipmunkFace
Boy did it backfire on him https://www.npr.org/2014/06/13/321380585/remembering-a-civil-rights-swim-in-it-was-a-milestone
secondarycontrol
From his Obit:
>[In 1957 he led the effort in forming the Community Chest-United Fund, which later became known as the United Way. He was a Mason for more than 60 years and a member of Ashlar Lodge No. 98 F&AM, the Scottish and York Rite bodies, Morocco Temple and past president of the St. Augustine Shrine Club. He was past director and treasurer of the Royal Order of Jesters.](http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/staugustine/obituary.aspx?n=james-e-brock-jimmy&pid=94432080)
>[Jimmy was a former charter member of the Independent Luncheon Club and for over 54 years a member of the Saint Augustine Rotary Club and a Paul Harris Fellow. He was a member of the Ancient City Baptist Church for over 55 years and was a deacon and director of training union.](http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/staugustine/obituary.aspx?n=james-e-brock-jimmy&pid=94432080)
Huh. Mason, helped found the United Way, Rotarian, Baptist deacon…Weird. They forgot *racist*.
Oh, but everybody was a racist then, so it was OK. People probably say that it wasn’t his fault, that he was probably a vict [**Many people from that time remember Brock as more the victim in the incident.** One moment of temper led to an unwanted legacy. “Jimmy kind of caught the brunt of it. He was a nice guy”. said Eddy Mussallem, a fellow hotelier and longtime friend.](https://rarehistoricalphotos.com/motel-manager-pouring-acid-water-black-people-swam-pool-1964/)
Damnit.
Anyway-Hotel torn down in March, 2003. And a Hilton built on it’s spot.