In the 1930s, Black people who were banned from swimming pools were pushed to open-water lakes or sinkholes where water safety didn't really exist.
The shores of Belmont Beach in Indianapolis tell of triumph and are a snapshot into the realities of history.
Like a pebble tossed into a lake, experts say there was a ripple effect. Today, 64% of African American children don't know how to swim, compared to 40% of White children."If your parents don't swim or the grownup at home doesn't swim, or the caretaker at home doesn't swim, then chances are you're not going to swim," explained Dr. Tiffany Monique Quash, a swim coach and research methodologist at American University.
Today, those barriers still exist, from a lack of access to public pools to the banning of swim caps that can fit curly hair. Like the sands of time, always changing, at Belmont Beach a new group of entrepreneurs are working to bring new life to these shores while honoring the legacy of those who walked before them.
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