Portrait of Dr. James Forrest Scott, Scioto County Coroner
This file appears in: Integrating Portsmouth, Ohio’s Dreamland Pool: Non-violent Direct Action at the Terrace Club
Dr. James Forrest Scott, who is considered the first elected black county coroner in the United States, worked with the Portsmouth Chapter of the NAACP helped plan the "wade-in" at the Terrace Club Swimming Pool, which led to the end of Jim Crow in Portsmouth.
This file appears in: Integrating Portsmouth, Ohio’s Dreamland Pool: Non-violent Direct Action at the Terrace Club
Integrating Portsmouth, Ohio’s Dreamland Pool: Non-violent Direct Action at the Terrace Club
By the summer of 1964, the Civil Right’s Movement had picked up momentum and direct actions aimed at integrating white-only public accommodations and places of amusement, such as swimming pools, had…