Tuesday, 23 August 2016

A cool dip & a little dignity

quote [ In the summer of 1961, two young African-American men decided to go swimming at one of Nashville’s municipal pools — one that was reserved by Jim Crow for whites only. Days later, the city closed all its public pools — and left them shut for three years. ]
[SFW] [history] [+5 Interesting]
[by ScoobySnacks@6:31pmGMT]

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crwk8 said @ 6:53pm GMT on 23rd Aug [Score:1 Funny]
POOL'S CLOSED DUE TO RACISM

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