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See also BBC: Black Peoples of the Americas and US Civil Rights in the Cold War.

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This compelling film investigates how beaches and pools became a battleground for US civil rights. When we think of the iconic moments of the Civil Rights Movement in the US, most of us won’t think of protests at beaches and pools. Yet these battles in the country’s waters played a crucial role in transforming America.

The 1964 campaign in the waters of St. Augustine, Florida, became one of the most critical in the movement to desegregate the US. The photos were published around the world, but the full story has often been left out of our history textbooks. And now, the legacy of segregated public waters continues to this day.

Find the film by searching YouTube’s Vox channel for “The forgotten “wade-ins” that transformed the US".

15 questions for the 13:43 min film. Differentiated: both versions look similar, but “B” version has subtle clues. Excellent subtitles: scripted, not auto-generated brainrot. Answer sheet. Very easy to mark. .doc & .pdf for all files. Suggestions for further research in the film’s description. Link to film on all sheets.