Photo | Jackson Free Press | Jackson, MS

Photo detail

Lake Hico has remained closed to the public for more than 30 years.

Stories this photo appears in:

Tease photo Business

Lake Hico: Closed by Racism?

Jim Crow-era segregation laws and customs prevented Lake Hico from interracial use until the late 1960s after the Civil Rights Movement and federal legislation officially ended segregation. The lake then …

Comments

Use the comment form below to begin a discussion about this content.

comments powered by Disqus