SCLC #572 Federal dams/lakes — access not uniform

Finding 572. Four study counties had no public parks, yet federal dams/lakes existed with divergent access: Tate MS “Arkbulta Dam” whites-only; Lake Marion (Calhoun SC) both races; Gadsden FL nonsegregated; McCormick SC segregated.

Craft: federal presence ≠ equal access · printed “Arkbulta” not silently corrected · park-count ≠ site-access · segregated ≠ complete exclusion at every site · 17-county sample ≠ census of federal recreation.

Source: USCCR Voting (1961) p.184. repo.