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'''Ancil M. Douthit''' was the city manager of Little Rock in the mid-1960s. Only days before passage of the Civil Rights Act, Douthit closed two city swimming pools in June 1964 to prevent the integration of the facilities in the city.
  
 
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*Deborah Mathis, "Civil Rights Gains Came Slowly in Arkansas," ''Arkansas Democrat-Gazette,'' July 2, 1989.
  
 
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Latest revision as of 01:40, 12 January 2009

Ancil M. Douthit was the city manager of Little Rock in the mid-1960s. Only days before passage of the Civil Rights Act, Douthit closed two city swimming pools in June 1964 to prevent the integration of the facilities in the city.

References

  • Deborah Mathis, "Civil Rights Gains Came Slowly in Arkansas," Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, July 2, 1989.

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