39 min
Episode 8: Palmer v. Thompson Heightened Scrutiny
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- Society & Culture
In the early 1960s, Jackson, Mississippi was ordered by a federal court to desegregate its swimming pools. It closed them all down instead. The Supreme Court ruled that closing all the public pools, even if for a racist reason, was not a violation of the Constitution. The social impact would be felt for generations.
In the early 1960s, Jackson, Mississippi was ordered by a federal court to desegregate its swimming pools. It closed them all down instead. The Supreme Court ruled that closing all the public pools, even if for a racist reason, was not a violation of the Constitution. The social impact would be felt for generations.
39 min