It’s was reported that an entire swimming pool was drained because Dorothy Dandridge took a swim in it.
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1. They cemented over 2000 city pools across the country, preventing black kids from learning how to swim.
2. They built country clubs so their children could swim without blacks.
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Black children continue to drown at almost 14 times the rate of white children.
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