According to the San Antonio Remembers Blog in 1954 the San Antonio City Council voted to ban people of color from city swimming pools, making law of a de facto segregation that had existed for 90-plus years. This ruling was particularly cruel due to the fact that it took effect on "Juneteenth", the 89th anniversary of the end of slavery in Texas.
It's funny, I don't really remember segregation in San Antonio but I was born only four years after this ordinance passed.
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Saturday, June 19, 2010
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