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A Generation Remembers: From Jim Crow to Civil Rights and Beyond

A Generation Remembers: From Jim Crow to Civil Rights and Beyond

Renda Luckett carries a vivid memory from her childhood in segregated Memphis. It wasn’t a lesson from a textbook or a story whispered on the streets. It was a simple desire, a yearning for a dip in a cool swimming pool. Yet, her father’s repeated refusals to take her to the local pool hinted at […]