For several decades following its construction in 1921, Druid Hill Park operated under a policy of racial segregation. At no place on the premises was this more pronounced than Pool #2, which was the only pool in Baltimore where Black residents were allowed to swim. Roughly half the size of Pool #1, which was reserved for white patrons, Pool #2 was so popular that swimmers had to be admitted in shifts. Sadly, it wasn’t until tragedy struck that the plight of Black residents’ singular option for safe public swimming came…
