The Moth Radio Hour: Driven
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The Wait-in Plaque at Tybee Beach
The first official wait-in was in 1960. 11 students were arrested on the whites-only public beach. Tybee Beach was integrated just months before the Civil Rights Act of 1964, officially prohibited discrimination in public accommodations. Julia told this story in June and got a standing ovation. A plaque was erected outside of Tybee Beach to commemorate the wait-ins.
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