The Secret Camp That Built Black America's Elite In 1921, while segregation kept Black children out of white summer camps across America, one pastor created a solution that would change history. Camp Atwater—the nation's oldest African American-owned and operated summer camp accredited by the American Camp Association—became more than just a place to swim and make crafts. It became the forge where Black America's future leaders were shaped. Founded by Dr. William N. DeBerry and renamed in 1926 w