In 1959, Albert Jose Jones founded the first Black Scuba Diving Club in the U.S. as a senior in college.
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Since then the club has grown to over 3,000 members and traveled all over the world training Black divers and coming face to face with history.
At StoryCorps, Albert shared memories of 65 years of underwater exploring with his colleague Jay Hailger.
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Originally aired April 26, 2024 on NPR’s Morning Edition.
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