The United States Black Communities’‎ Access To Swim Safety Is‎ Affected By Historical Racism.

In‎ the US, past racism affected‎ many elements of society, including‎ swim safety for Black populations.‎ A new study illuminates African-American‎ families' longstanding struggles to learn‎ to swim and enjoy aquatic‎ activities due to a complicated‎ history of discrimination.
Since slavery‎ and segregation, the purposeful withholding‎ of swimming instruction has been‎ a tactic of oppression. Mara‎ Gay from The New York‎ Times editorial board claims that‎ the lack of swimming lessons‎ for Black...