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Lansdowne Swim Club reports first black members
U S District Judge ONeill had ruled the club discriminated in 1989 and ordered outreach and annual racial makeup reports. The club filed its first report listing 468 active and 108 associate families, with one mixed race family in each category. Beth Cummons said her daughter Sadaya, half black, is the focus of ongoing scrutiny as she resents the attention.
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Philadelphia
Lansdowne Swim Club
Beth Cummons
Sadaya
Cummons
Thomas N. O'Neill Jr
O’neill
Jeffrey L. Pettit
Pettit
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