John Henry swims better than anyone I know.
But there\'s one important way they\'re different: Joe is white and John Henry is black, and in the South in 1964, that means John Henry isn\'t allowed to do everything his be.
They both like shooting marbles, they both want to be firemen, and they both love to swim.
Joe and John Henry are a lot alike.
He\'s not allowed.
He crawls like a catfish, blows bubbles like a swamp monster, but he doesn\'t swim in the town pool with me.
John Henry swims better than anyone I know