Gettysburg College swim team releases statement after racial slur scratched onto student’s body

You're right, my mother's high school had a swim team in the fifties under the bball court I assume like in It's A Wonderful Life.

She went to Wheatley in Houston's fifth ward

 

My parents put in this summer program at Texas Southern about four summers. They had different activities including swimming.

I wasn't a good swimmer. It was a government sponsored program, a lot of kids from pre gentrified 3rd Ward were there but kids from a lot of neighborhoods all black

One year a kid about 13 was there, he was a really good swimmer, he spoke about it in a program in front of everyone. At least 100 kids, he displayed medals he' won he was muscularly very well defined.
I wasn't jealous, he was cool

Edit: he was very well spoken pretty sure midlife class

 

clean and articulate?

 

Sure, maybe. But it's very easy to make assumptions and get the story wrong with the very limited information we have.