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:kles are to be Gen-on),j NCA MEM'* SERVICE lt;WPUBLIC PARKS,60LF COURSESMAY BE SOLDHigh Tribunal HoldstrSegregation InPubfic Parks, Playgrounds, Illegal,I:N*I£$)iff#f¥icbBl* THE ASSOCIATED PRESS* . . iSome Southern leaders feel that the 1). S. Supreme Court decision outlawing racial segregation in places supported by publicfunds may mean the endof most public golf courses, playgrounds and swimming pools in the South.Others believe that the problems created by the decision will be worked out gradually.Reactions to the Monday decision of the high court follow the same general pattern set after the ruling in May, 1954, that held that segregation in public schools is unconstitutional. Leaders in the deep South expressed heartfelt opposition while those in' border states were more amenable.The court, in separate unanimous actions, affirmed a deci- j1: sion holding racial segregation illegal in public parks and playgrounds. and ordered Negroes admitted to public golf courses. The decision did not apply to privately owned recreational facilities.Herman Talmadge, former governor of Georgia and an active leader for segregation, said. It will probably mean the end of most public golf courses, playgrounds and things of that type.” But. he added. The city lt;Atlanta) could sell these facilities to private individuals at its discretion.”One of the court's actions directed that an order be issued granting Negroes admission to * Atlanta's public links.4\diBttvlt;H. M. Holmes, a Negro physi- ct
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The Gastonia Gazette
Gastonia, North Carolina, US
Tue, Nov 08, 1955
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