Showdown at the Monson Lodge

The Rabbis Go South

The rabbis gather at a St. Augustine motor lodge notorious for its segregationist policies. When the rabbis participate in a pray-in with Black clergy, local police move in for an arrest. Simultaneously, a group of Black activists head to the motor lodge swimming pool to attempt to desegregate it. Nationally assigned television crews are on the scene to film these dramatic, chaotic events. Their images of St. Augustine law enforcement brutally manhandling Black and White protestors reverberate across the nation. ---------- CREDITS: The Rabbis Go South was made possible through grants from Combined Jewish Philanthropies, the Southern Jewish Historical Society, and generous private donors including Louis Black (founder of South by Southwest) and Joyce Saltman. This podcast is a presentation of Hub & Spoke, a prestigious collective of creator-owned shows.