Letter: It's like filling in the pool

Post Bulletin

Lean Right

Factuality

Ownership

Letter: It's like filling in the pool

I once lived on Magazine Street in New Orleans, just a few blocks from where it cuts through Audubon Park. Audubon Park north of Magazine Street features biking trails and beautiful swamp oaks. The area directly south of Magazine, however, consists of a large, empty, grass field. During segregation this area contained a massive public pool. In the 1960s, white leaders resisted orders to integrate the pool by closing it entirely. Eventually, they…