“If true, this stinks.”
I tend to believe the black parents. This is not really unusual. In most cases it is the white parents that DO instill racism in their children. And seeing that this was an elite Swim Club it does not surprise me at all. Just my opinion.
I have a childhood that gave me the experiences to see this type of racism. Lived in Princeton and most of my childhood friends were black as Princeton Elementary was predominently black. We moved to Arlington, VA and it was like entering a totally racist “movie” for me. It was the first day that the junior high was allowing black kids into the school and my blonde haired, blue-eyed, History teacher, Mr. Harper wore a red KKK band on his upper arm over his shirt and he was only “suspended” for 3 days. He taught us a totaly different Civil War History (the South shall rise again, etc) and at dinner my parents were flabbergasted when I told them my daily experiences at school. I have seen much racism around the world as my father was a high ranking naval officer and we lived all over the world.
For people to think that this does not still exist is a bit naive on their part.
Racis! Racis! Racis!