Joan Means Khabele, whose acts of civil disobedience led to the desegregation of Barton Springs Pool, will be celebrated today. Find more info here:
Joan Means Khabele's efforts to integrate Barton Springs Pool was the subject of a 2014 PBS documentary. The film will be screened Saturday at Barton Springs as part of celebration honoring the pioneer's legacy.Joan Elizabeth Means Khabele was a senior at Austin High School in 1960 when she was told she and other Black students would not be allowed at their senior picnic, which was to be held at Barton Springs Pool.
Her act of civil disobedience sparked a movement of weekly swim-ins in the summer of 1960, leading to Barton Springs’ integration.Born and raised on Austin's East Side, Joan Means Khabele became an activist while a senior at Austin High School after she and other Black classmates were denied entry to a school event at Barton Springs Pool.
Born and raised on the city's East Side, her activism began in the 1950s when she was among the third group of students to integrate Austin High. She remained active in the civil rights movement after graduating from the University of Chicago and later earned a master’s degree in African Studies from the University of California, Los Angeles.
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