I'm disgusted that I even have to blog about this mess..but this ridiculously sobering article reveals the ugly racial divide, that still flows through the hearts and minds of some people here in America. Even with an African American President being elected to the oval office,and despite the advances African American people have achieved in the fight for equality....this ish..clearly shows our work towards shattering the glass ceiling of hatred and ignorance must continue.
"White only"Pool in 2009?
by Jazznews » Thu Jul 09, 2009 4:54 pm
Jim Crow revisited...
A group of 60 campers in Philadelphia went swimming at a private pool and when the minority children got in the pool all the caucasian kids got out. The pool attendants told the black children that they didn't allow minorities there and told them to leave. The camp had paid $1900 to the swim club for the privilege of swimming there. The club suspended their membership and said they'd refund the money.
...Campers remain unsure why they're no longer welcome.
"They just kicked us out. And we were about to go. Had our swim things and everything," said camper Simer Burwell.
The explanation they got was either dishearteningly honest or poorly worded.
"There was concern that a lot of kids would change the complexion … and the atmosphere of the club," John Duesler, President of The Valley Swim Club said in a statement.
While the parents await an apology, the camp is scrambling to find a new place for the kids to beat the summer heat.
You're right,
ReplyDeleteIts plain disgusting. I mean don't get me wrong I love the American right of free expression but it should not be at the expense of anyone's civil liberties. I hope the owners/management is promptly reprimanded.