SWIMMING WHILE BLACK

 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.

Producer: Cydney Tucker

Video Journalist: Tristan Pelletier

Camera: Michael Bendeck

Editor: Nanako Pierce

Animator: Walid Haddad

Executive Producer: Tarek Abu-Esber