White Sand Black Beach: Civil Rights, Public Space, and Miami's Virginia Key - Hardcover
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Language:EnglishPublisher:University Press of FloridaISBN-13:9780813062648ISBN-10:813062640UPC:9780813062648Book Category:History, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:African American & Black, United States, Cultural & Ethnic StudiesBook Topic:State & Local, AmericanSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.94 inchesWeight:1.5124Product ID:SC03H8D45E
White Sand Black Beach: Civil Rights, Public Space, and Miami's Virginia Key
Florida Historical Society Harry T. and Hariette V. Moore Award
Florida Book Awards, Silver Medal for Florida Nonfiction
In May 1945, activists staged a "wade-in" at a whites-only beach in Miami, protesting the Jim Crow-era laws that denied blacks access to recreational waterfront areas. Pressured by protestors in this first postwar civil rights demonstration, the Dade County Commission...
Language:EnglishPublisher:University Press of FloridaISBN-13:9780813062648ISBN-10:813062640UPC:9780813062648Book Category:History, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:African American & Black, United States, Cultural & Ethnic StudiesBook Topic:State & Local, AmericanSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.94 inchesWeight:1.5124Product ID:SC03H8D45E
Gregory W. Bush is associate professor of history at the University of Miami. He is the author of Lord of Attention: Gerald Stanley Lee and the Crowd Metaphor in Industrializing America.
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