After integration, many cities in the South decided to just shut pools down rather than let Black people in, including Tallahassee. During the summers of 1964-1967, the city commission closed public ...
The county pool, in particular, stands out as a modern, high-quality pool, serving a diverse community. But broader trends of segregation continued as white Lancastrians fled the city throughout the ...
"The Root" senior writer Michael Harriot raised new questions about former Vice President Joe Biden's perspective on race relations in the wake of comments he made about slavery during Thursday's ...
A map showing Withrow Springs State Park. HUNTSVILLE -- For 50 years, the swimming pool at Withrow Springs State Park has been the summer hangout for kids from Huntsville and surrounding towns. But ...
Heritage campaigners have submitted a bid to list the 1960s Halifax Swimming Pool, which is at risk of being flattened and replaced The building was designed by borough architects FH Hoyles and JL ...
POTTSVILLE – The Ivyside Swim Club property at the base of Sharp Mountain is for sale. The private club’s pool, which was last opened in 2022, had been a place for members to swim and socialize for ...