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Tuesday Feb 14, 2023
BBB #017: Swimming While Black - Raphael & Julia Coel
Tuesday Feb 14, 2023
Tuesday Feb 14, 2023
Raphael Coel was a World War II veteran and insurance executive. His wife Julia was a lifelong swimmer who served as the first Black female lifeguard for the City of Philadelphia. They serve as an anchor for this month's "Biographical Bytes from Bala." If you are White, learn what it was like to attempt to “Swim While Black” in the United States. If you are Black, you already know.
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