Name: The Nile Swim Club of Yeadon: A History (en Inglés)
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Author: Kodosky Phd, Robert ; Patterson Sr, Anthony ; Ferrell, Lamont
ISBN: 9781467156127

portada The Nile Swim Club of Yeadon: A History (en Inglés)

The Nile Swim Club of Yeadon: A History (en Inglés)

Formato

Libro Físico

Autor

Introducción de

Prefacio de

Editorial

Idioma

Inglés

N° páginas

176

Encuadernación

Tapa Blanda

Dimensiones

22.8 x 15.5 x 0.5 cm

Peso

0.38 kg.

ISBN13

9781467156127

Categorías

Ee. uu. region del nordeste: estados del atlántico medio
Relativo a los afroamericanos
Historia de américa
Historia social y cultural
Natación y saltos
Historia local

The Nile Swim Club of Yeadon: A History (en Inglés)

Robert Kodosky Phd (Autor) · Anthony Patterson Sr (Introducción de) · Lamont Ferrell (Prefacio de) · History Press · Tapa Blanda

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America's Oldest Black Swim Club When it opened in July of 1959, the Nile Swim Club welcomed over one thousand people to its pool. The only problem that day, remembers Bill Mellix, then 13, "None of us knew how to swim." In the 1930s, an African American middle class began moving into Yeadon, leading to one of the nation's first Black suburban enclaves. By the end of the 1950s, Ebony magazine dubbed Yeadon Philadelphia's "Black Mainline." The town remained majority white however, and strict racial segregation was enforced, including the local pool. Typical for the time, white residents maintained it as a private swim club to avoid public desegregation laws. The response of Yeadon's African Americans proved unique. They built their own pool and opened it to all, regardless of race. It attracted members from the Philadelphia area, including New Jersey and offered a variety of programming. Celebrities such as Harry Belafonte and members of the Supremes visited. Decades later, hip hop icon D.J. Cash Money and actor Will Smith started out at the Nile as MCs. Join author Robert Kodosky as he reveals the incredible history and legacy of the Nile Swim Club and the vibrant landmark it remains today.