re: #73 HappyWarrior

Segregation was du jure in Pennsylvania before the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was passed. Our borough pool in Ambridge excluded African-Americans and Jews.

Stores were “restricted”. African-Americans and Jews could not go into the JC Penney store. But they could go in the Sears Roebuck’s.

Clubs were “restricted”. Bars had a “whites-only” policy. Several restaurants did not allow African Americans or Jews to enter.

Our congressman, Frank Clark, was only 1 of 2 Northern Democrats who voted against the Civil Rights and Voting Rights Acts.

There was a very strong Wallace vote in the 1964 Democratic Presidential Primary against LBJ because of Civil Rights. People forgot Wallace ran against LBJ and got a high share of the vote in PA, MD, IN and WI.