Listening to my grandmother's conversations with her sisters and friends usually sparks an idea or two about racism. The other day, while talking about the importance of being able to swim, one of the ladies involved in the conversation blurted out:
"As important as the skill of swimming is, a lot of black people seem to not be able to. I never see blacks actually in the water, just around it."
This remark sparked a new conversation:
"Well, you know, the reason blacks can't swim is because back during the Civil Rights Movement, they weren't allowed at local pools, so they were never able to teach their kids, and their kids couldn't teach their kids, and so on."
As stereotypical as this is, do you feel there is some truth to it?
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