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1948
In 1948 George McLaurin was the first black man admitted to the University of Oklahoma. He was forced to sit in a corner far from his white classmates.
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1964
On June 18, 1964, Black and white protestors jumped into the whites-only pool at the Monson Motor Lodge in St. Augustine, Florida. In an attempt to force them out, hotel owner James Brock dumped acid into the water.
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