Florida's Historic Black Beaches event flyer
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Material Information

Title:
Florida's Historic Black Beaches event flyer
Publication Date:
Language:
English

Subjects

Subjects / Keywords:
Virginia Key Beach Park (Miami, Fla.) ( lcsh )
Genre:
Flyers ( lcsh )
Coordinates:
25.941766 x -80.24274

Notes

Abstract:
A flyer advertising the 1999 Pan African Bookfest & Cultural Conference's event celebrating the history of "black beaches" in Florida. The event included cultural speakers, video showings, panel discussion, and an art installation. Virginia Key Beach Park was opened in 1945 and was known as "the colored beach" during the era of racial segregation in the South. The park was closed in 1982 due to high maintenance and operating costs and the park subsequently fell into disrepair. In 1999, a group of citizens formed the Virginia Key Beach Park Task Force to resurrect and restore this historic site. ( en )

Record Information

Source Institution:
Virginia Key Beach Park Trust
Holding Location:
Florida International University
Rights Management:
Please contact the owning institution for licensing and permissions. It is the users responsibility to ensure use does not violate any third party rights.
Resource Identifier:
FIVK000578

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Aggregations:
Virginia Key Beach Park Trust