{"id":248258,"date":"2023-06-02T08:04:29","date_gmt":"2023-06-02T13:04:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=248258"},"modified":"2023-10-28T07:57:29","modified_gmt":"2023-10-28T12:57:29","slug":"vegas-myths-busted-a-casino-resort-drained-its-pool-because-dorothy-dandridge-a-black-entertainer-dipped-her-toe-in-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/vegas-myths-busted-a-casino-resort-drained-its-pool-because-dorothy-dandridge-a-black-entertainer-dipped-her-toe-in-it\/","title":{"rendered":"VEGAS MYTHS RE-BUSTED: A Casino Drained its Pool Because Black Singer Dorothy Dandridge Used It"},"content":{"rendered":"
EDITOR’S NOTE: <\/strong>“Vegas Myths Busted” now publishes new entries every Monday, with a bonus Flashback Friday edition. <\/em>Today’s entry in our ongoing series originally ran on Jan. 6, 2023<\/em>.<\/em><\/p>\n The truth of racism\u2019s shameful blight on Las Vegas history is bad enough. No embellishment is necessary.<\/p>\n Yet, according to memes and articles posted regularly to social media and the internet, the entire swimming pool at the Last Frontier Hotel was once drained and cleaned because African-American entertainer Dorothy Dandridge dipped her toe into it. Though this seems like something that could have happened during such a bigoted era of Las Vegas’ history, it never did.<\/p>\n
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