The Pool Is Closed: Segregation, Summertime, and the Search for a Place to Swim

We will discuss a book about how children learn to swim and grow into adults who enjoy swimming—and why this can be difficult for urban children today. Reason: There are not enough public swimming pools. As you’ll learn, there once were more public venues. At a point, swimming became privatized.

Hannah S. Palmer is a writer who lives in the Atlanta area.

We will look for lessons in this book that could make Urban Atlanta better.