Just WOW, Skiing like Swimming were like a big NO-NO for Blacks in the minds of Whites (worldwide). LOL, I mean the words skiing and swimming were the synonyms of Apartheid at that time.
"..the nation's first-ever Black ski club founded in 1958. This means Blacks were into skiing during segregation, and before the Civil Rights movement..."
Ha, sometimes we forget that there was an energetic & successful AA community before the Civil Right's movement and integration.
Sometimes history is presented as if AA history really began after 1964 or 1965.
So let's not be blinded by the white-washed modern history of Black folks!
Great bit of historical reminder, Sir!
Btw.. I remember the song Jim Dandy To The Rescue. My uncle loved to sing that song.. funny as hell
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