Philadelphia. The city of brotherly love. A northeastern city, 43.8% African-American, that voted overwhelmingly for Barack Obama. And my home for the past couple of years.
It’s the last place you expect to hear a story of children being denied the opportunity to swim in a pool because of the color of their skin, right?
Wrong.
The kids from Creative Steps Inc. day camp were turned away from the Valley Swim Club pool in Huntington Valley, Montgomery County, a wealthy white suburb of Philly, after they had paid $1,950 to use the pool for the summer. The president of the swim club released a statement saying:
“There was concern that a lot of kids would change the complexion … and the atmosphere of the club.”