When a group of white and African American integrationists entered a St. Augustine, Fla. segregated hotel pool in 1964, the hotel manager poured acid into it. AP Photo Summers often bring a wave of ...

The poolside confrontations keep coming. This summer, a black boy was harassed by a white woman in South Carolina; a black woman was asked to provide identification by a white man in North Carolina; ...

Hannah Palmer’s immersive art installation considers Atlanta’s ‘hidden water.’ For many of us, pools are synonymous with the pleasures of summer: Swimming lessons. A heart-stopping plunge in icy water ...

Visit an exhibit exploring the history of segregated pools. Dive into the murky waters of segregated pools & how they impacted generations of African Americans. Visit an exhibit at the Fairmount ...

Last weekend, a harrowing scene unfolded at a private community swimming pool in McKinney, Texas. Several white adults taunted a group of black teens, telling them to “go back to your Section 8 homes.

Baltimore City pools have long faced closures for all sorts of reasons: lifeguards on strike, maintenance issues, attendance woes and even clashes over integration in the 1960s. One time in the summer ...

Summers often bring a wave of childhood memories: lounging poolside, trips to the local amusement park, languid, steamy days at the beach. These nostalgic recollections, however, aren’t held by all ...