Why So Many Black People In The U.S. Can't Swim
submitted by Tiffany Williams
on 04/30/20
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In the United States, 64% of Black children can’t swim. As a result, they are 3x more likely to drown than white children their same age. But how did this happen? We take a look at the social history of America’s pools and how racial segregation shaped the current climate in pools across the country. #swimming #segregation Subscribe for more videos: www.youtube.com/channel/UCV3Nm3T-XAgVhKH9jT0ViRg?sub_confirmation=1 Like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/ajplusenglish Download the AJ+ app at www.ajplus.net/ Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/ajplus
