Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Race Relations Continued -Ohio Panel Sticks to 'White Only' Pool Sign Ruling

This article really shocked me as well as surprised me. The 'White Only' on a sign near a pool in Ohio was a huge issue for many reason. First off, out of all of the places in Ohio for the sign to be put up, it was in Cincinnati which has a 45% African American population. The African American population was outraged by the amount of racism that this sign propsed. This completely went against the "Ohio Civil Rights Act". This wasn't the first time an iccident going against this act has happened. In 2001 a riot broke out in the neighborhoods of Cincinnati. Due to this fact I am very surprised that there wasn't a greater reaction to this horrific event. Overall this even was terrible because it took us back to the Jim Crow Laws, which we fought so hard to get rid of.