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White Sand Black Beach: Civil Rights, Public Space, and Miami's Virginia Key

By Gregory W. Bush
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By Gregory W. Bush
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Florida Historical Society Harry T. and Hariette V. Moore Award

Florida Book Awards, Silver Medal for Florida Nonfiction

In May 1945, a small group of activists staged a "wade-in" at a whites-only beach in Miami, protesting the Jim Crow-era laws that denied blacks access to recreational areas. Pressured by the demonstrators and the media, the Dade County Commission ultimately designated the difficult-to-access Virginia Key as a beach for African Americans.

The first legally recognized beach fo...

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