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"Black Splash" Tackles Myths Of African-American Swimmers
By Shomari Stone
Feb 27, 2008, 16:53

Through the Jim Crow-era, African-Americans were excluded from America's institutions, beaches and pools. Few African-Americans participated in aquatic sports, but a documentary called "Black Splash" being shown at The International Swimming Hall of Fame in Fort Lauderdale, presents some of the truths of who were legendary swimmers in American history.

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