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New Orleans Mayor deLesseps S. “Chep” Morrison addressed the National Recreation Congress in 1949 to tout playgrounds, gyms and community centers as good for the community.
“I know of no public works investment that pays greater dividend per dollar than a recreation facility,” Morrison said. At the same time, he would not integrate the city’s many white-only facilities…