Historical marker for the Fort Lauderdale Beaches Wade-Ins.
Location |
6650 Griffin Road Fort Lauderdale, FL |
Coordiantes |
N 26° 7.154 W 080° 6.271 26.11923333, -80.10451666 |
Erected |
2011 |
Erected By |
The City of Fort Lauderdale The Florida Department of State |
From [1]:
On July 4, 1961, local NAACP president Eula Johnson and black physician Dr. Von D. Mizell began a series of nationally publicized "wade-ins" of Fort Lauderdale beaches.