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Pools Reopen Across Deep South With Racial Shifts
Across Alabama Georgia Mississippi and Tennessee public pools reopen or newly built after integration amid fears of violence and crowding. Several cities report blacks predominate at most urban pools while some white areas maintain separate facilities or slow paths to integration. Local officials note varied reactions and ongoing federal and state actions shaping access to public swimming facilities.
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Associated Press
Selma
Ala
Eutaw
William H. Tuck
Ralph David Abernathy
Martin Luther King Jr
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Monroe
Jackie Neal
Neal
Macon
U.S. Supreme Court
Grant Park
Atlanta
Savannah
Albany
Georgia
South
Jackson
Miss
Luther Brantley
Allied Services Department
Meridian
Mississippi
Birmingham
Thatcher Robertson
Harris Pool
Robertson
Montgomery
Parks and Recreation Department
Health Department
Mobile
Parks
Louisiana
New Orleans
Charles Nutter
Recreation Department
Nutter
South Carolina
General Assembly
Columbia
S.C
Union
Chattanooga
Tenn
James Hicks
Memphis
Tallahassee
Fla