Miami Beach’s Minorities: The Black Community

Material Information

Title:: Miami Beach’s Minorities: The Black Community
Series Title:: Miami Beach’s Minorities
Creator:: Miami Design Preservation League
Close-Up Productions ( Producer )
Publisher:: Miami Beach Visitor and Convention Authority (MBVCA)
Publication Date:: 2021
Language:: English
Physical Description:: 00:07:46

Subjects / Keywords:: African Americans -- Civil rights -- Florida -- Miami -- History -- 20th century
Congress of Racial Equality, Miami Chapter
African Americans--Segregation
African Americans--social conditions
Genre:: Video recordings
Spatial Coverage:: Florida--Miami Beach
Coordinates:: 25.7803 x -80.1305

Scope and Content:: The historic culture of Miami Beach advertised to welcome and entertain those who were White. The African American community had a different experience of segregation and discrimination. Author Bea Hines explains that in order to survive, the Black community had to follow the rules. Access to the beaches were denied and postponed due to World War II, and when the war ended with no change, activists staged a wait-in to gain beach privileges. The nightlife of Miami Beach in the 1950s and 60s consisted of entertainment by Black jazz artists to White audiences. Some of the singers insisted on performing for integrated audiences and succeeded. Later is described the acts, laws, and activists that contributed to more rights for African Americans. ( English )