Pool desegregation appeared peaceful only because whites fled rather than accepted it

Evidence

In truth, pool desegregation went smoothly not because whites accepted the decision, but because they had decided, once again, to flee from these desegregated spaces. For many whites, integrated pools represented a level of “interracial intimacy” they simply could not stomach. — Kevin M. Kruse, White Flight, 289

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Court-ordered desegregation of public spaces produced resegregation and private alternatives, not integration — Kevin M. Kruse, White Flight: Atlanta and the Making of…, 250; Black segregation rose from white avoidance, not black housing preferences; Whites’ freedom to flee schools was denied because it exposed segregationist logic as self-defeating — Kevin M. Kruse, White Flight: Atlanta and the Making of…, 369 (+2 more)

Broader Connections

• Black segregation rose from white avoidance, not black housing preferences #expands (0.80)
• Whites’ freedom to flee schools was denied because it exposed segregationist logic as self-defeating #qualifies (0.75) — Kevin M. Kruse, White Flight, 369