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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I do see the legacy of racism all around me in NoVA.  The private pool thing is sad to consider, given how much we love our local pool club.  Interestingly our pool is one of the few in the area that doesn’t have a geographical limitation on who can join … so maybe the founders were a little more progressive, or maybe one of the successor boards was.  [b]Back in the 50’s, neighborhoods were way more segregated due to redlining etc. [/b]   It is just a fact that public pools closed after segregation, and people created private clubs to keep others out.  It’s not allowed now but there’s definitely a legacy to overcome and institutional norms need review to make sure they aren’t perpetuating old biases, like pool bylaws and swim league policies.  It seems like these are insignificant things, but they can have big impacts in your very local community. These are the best kinds of things to care about in my opinion.

All of the people saying, oh, well I grew up in a 100% white area and had no public pools are proving the point. [/quote]

Neighborhoods were also segregated because of deed restrictions - literally the deed to your house would require you to not sell to a black family. [/quote]

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