Segregation Back "then"

In today’s Marietta Daily Journal, Cobb & State section, is the article “Black and White” by Ross Williams.  Mr. Williams is black.  He took a scholarly non-biased view of the segregation traditions and laws in Marietta back “then”.

In the article he had an illustration map of Marietta pointing out where the black neighborhoods were.

It reminded me of in the 1960s Marietta’s neighboring town Smyrna bragged of not having any black citizens in the city limits.  What they did where any cluster of blacks lived they officially made that area outside the city limits of Smyrna.  Not only did they have no voting power but also fire and ambulances service.  

But I suppose they had county ambulances, fire, and police service.  I think it was just a ploy to keep them from voting as a Smyrna citizen.