1.0StoryCorpshttps://storycorps.orgJey Bornhttps://storycorps.org/author/jbornstorycorps-org/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="CvgjtCQbyL"><a href="https://storycorps.org/stories/divers-reflect-on-discovering-their-history/">Divers Reflect on Discovering Their History</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://storycorps.org/stories/divers-reflect-on-discovering-their-history/embed/#?secret=CvgjtCQbyL" width="600" height="338" title="“Divers Reflect on Discovering Their History” — StoryCorps" data-secret="CvgjtCQbyL" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://cdndotorg.storycorps.org/uploads/Jones16x9-3-662aad157baf6-662aad157baf9.jpg17781000In 1959, as a senior in college, Albert Jose Jones founded the first Black Scuba Diving Club in the U.S. Since then Albert and his fellow divers have traveled across the world diving and discovering history. Now 93, Albert looks back on a lifetime underwater with his colleague Jay Haigler.