They Filled The Pool With Rocks—So He Became A Navy SEAL When Lockland, Ohio ordered integration in the 1950s, they filled the public pool with rocks to keep Black people out. William Goines taught himself to swim in a creek—and became America's first Black Navy SEAL in 1962. He passed away June 10, 2024, at 87. #WilliamGoines, #NavySEAL, #BlackHistory, #MasterChief, #SEALTeam2, #FirstBlackSEAL, #Vietnam, #CubaCrisis, #JFK, #1962, #Ohio, #Lockland, #MilitaryHeroes, #Integration, #CivilRights, #F

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