I have read that Africa Americans blame whites because pools were always too expensive, too far away, banned them, etc.
Well, the pools are expensive. They run about $750 a summer for a family of four. Lots of folks can't afford that. Problem is, the community pools are hurting because too many parents work all day and aren't joining pools anymore. It seems like a good solution where everybody wins when a subsidized daycamp pays a fee for the use of the pool. Unfortunately, these camps change the pools from a nice quiet place where the kids can cool off to a crowded madhouse with a bunch of unmonitored kids going crazy.
When I was growing up there were pools at most apartments, and there were public pools where you could swim all day if you wanted for about a dollar. We were pretty poor, but we always found places to swim.