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American Beach, Florida

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Country Club and, of course, American Beach. Throughout the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s, summers at American Beach were busy with families, churches, and children. American Beach stretched over 216 acres. It was a place where African Americans could enjoy "Recreation and Relaxation Without Humiliation". The beach resort included hotels, restaurants, and nightclubs as well as homes and other businesses. Over time American Beach became known as "The Negro Ocean Playground" a place for "Recreation and Relaxation without Humiliation".
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Since many white-owned insurance companies at the time would not insure Black Americans, A. L. Lewis's company filled a niche in the community and was very successful. With this newfound wealth, A. L. Lewis bought and built various amenities open to Black Americans, such as the Lincoln Golf &
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bought Nana Dune and donated it to the National Park Service. For years, she planted trees along Lewis Street, offered historical tours of the beach, and fought to raise public awareness of the beach and its struggle until her death in September 2005. The American Beach Museum opened in 2014 to
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The American Beach Museum is dedicated to the founder of American Beach with the name "The A. L. Lewis Museum", for his contributions to the black community in Jacksonville, Florida. The museum, a lifelong dream of MaVynee Betsch, opened its doors to the public on September 6, 2014.
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in American Beach. It is roughly bounded by Gregg, Lewis, Leonard, Main, and James Streets, and Ocean Boulevard, encompasses approximately 40 acres (16 ha), and contains 67 buildings and one structure. On January 28, 2002, it was added to the U.S.
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Mike Clary. (1998). National Perspective; American Album; Preservationists cherish beach’s black heritage; End of segregation meant decline of seashore haven for African Americans. Fight is on to protect it: Home Edition. The Los Angeles
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the beaches of Florida in 1964, American Beach as a Black resort became less of a necessity and many African-American Jacksonvillians turned to locations closer to home.
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were denied access to many public amenities such as public pools and beaches in order to increase the value of nearby real estate, among other reasons. In view of this
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was turned away from performing outside Evans' Rendezvous, a nightclub on the beach. In 1964, American Beach was hit hard by
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is a historic beach community in northeastern Florida once popular with African-American vacationers. It is located north of
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Kahrl. (2012). The land was ours : African American beaches from Jim Crow to the Sunbelt South. Harvard University Press.
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Roughly bounded by Gregg, Lewis, Leonard, Main and James Sts., and Ocean Blvd., American Beach, Florida
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American Beach played host to numerous celebrities during this period, including folklorist
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American Beach: How "Progress" Robbed a Black Town—and Nation—of History, Wealth, and Power
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Saving American Beach: The Biography of African American Environmentalist MaVynee Betsch
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Saving American Beach: The Biography of African American Environmentalist MaVynee Betsch
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American Beach was co-founded in 1935 by Florida's first black millionaire,
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List of jails and prisons on the National Register of Historic Places
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Unincorporated communities in the Jacksonville metropolitan area
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National Register of Historic Places in Nassau County, Florida
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memorialize the history of American Beach with her help.
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Index

American Beach
American Beech
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district

American Beach, Florida is located in Florida
American Beach, Florida is located in the United States
30°34′24″N 81°26′46″W / 30.57333°N 81.44611°W / 30.57333; -81.44611
01001532
Jacksonville
Amelia Island
Nassau County
segregation
Jim Crow
African Americans
Abraham Lincoln Lewis
Afro-American Life Insurance Company
historic district
National Register of Historic Places
Abraham Lincoln Lewis
Afro-American Life Insurance Company
Zora Neale Hurston
Billie Daniels
Cab Calloway
Ray Charles
Billy Eckstein
Hank Aaron
Joe Louis
Ossie Davis
Sherman Hemsley

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