A Hattiesburg man who described himself as a descendant of a local slave asked the Board of Supervisors to remove separate “Colored” and “White” water fountains from the Jones County Courthouse in Ellisville.
Donnie Watts, 68, wants the fountains to be placed in a museum because their presence represents the struggles of his parents, grandparents and great-grandparents, he said. The fountains aren’t in use and they aren’t visible. But Watts said he knows where they were, and anyone who had seen them before will remember, too.
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