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.

References

  1. Historic Markers Across Florida: Fort Lauderdale Beaches Wade-Ins
  2. Historical Marker DB Entry