“Segregation of public facilities — including water fountains and restrooms — was officially outlawed by the Civil Rights Act of 1964, signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson…. “In Raleigh, Wilmington and other Southern cities, businesses seem to have complied grudgingly but promptly…. In smaller towns and rural areas, however, Jim Crow customs lingered […]
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Signs of segregation disappeared quickly (unless they didn’t)
Posted in Just A Bite, tagged ben steelman, elliott erwin, harry golden, nc segregation, segregated water fountains, wilmington nc on December 15, 2017 | Leave a Comment »