Mommy, will blacks stain the pool?

Nancy Bonnet
Steelton, PA

My question at age 6 (1959) when told that a black neighbor friend could not swim in the city park pool. I’m sure that according to the era I would have asked “colored people.” Later when the pool was integrated, I was shocked to see that Bobby’s color did not come off.


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