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White Sand Black Beach - by Gregory W Bush (Hardcover)

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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, 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.
  • About the Author: Gregory W. Bush is associate professor of history at the University of Miami.
  • 304 Pages
  • History, African American

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About the Book



Combining archival research and oral history, Bush examines Virginia Key Beach as a window into local activism and forms of black-white dialogue in multicultural Miami from 1915 to 2012.



Book Synopsis



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 ultimately designated the difficult-to-access Virginia Key as a beach for African Americans. The beach became vitally important to the community, offering a place to congregate with family and friends and to enjoy the natural wonders of the area. It was also a tangible victory in the continuing struggle for civil rights in public space.

As Florida beaches were later desegregated, many viewed Virginia Key as symbolic of an oppressive past and ceased to patronize it. At the same time, white leaders responded to desegregation by decreasing attention to and funding for public spaces in general. The beach was largely ignored and eventually shut down.

In White Sand Black Beach, historian and longtime Miami activist Gregory Bush recounts this unique story and the current state of the public waterfront in Miami. Recently environmentalists, community leaders, and civil rights activists have come together to revitalize the beach, and Bush highlights the potential to stimulate civic engagement in public planning processes. While local governments defer to booster and lobbying interests pushing for destination casinos and boat shows, Bush calls for a land ethic that connects people to the local environment. He seeks to shift the local political divisions beyond established interest groups and neoliberalism to a broader vision that simplifies human needs, and reconnects people to fundamental values such as health. A place of fellowship, relaxation, and interaction with nature, this beach, Bush argues, offers a common ground of hope for a better future.



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"A . . . triumph, breaking new ground not just as a civil rights history but also demonstrating the powerful role that oral and public history have to play in how we understand the past and shape contemporary social justice movements."--Florida Historical Quarterly



About the Author



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.
Dimensions (Overall): 9.0 Inches (H) x 6.0 Inches (W) x .94 Inches (D)
Weight: 1.51 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Sub-Genre: African American
Genre: History
Number of Pages: 304
Publisher: University Press of Florida
Format: Hardcover
Author: Gregory W Bush
Language: English
Street Date: July 26, 2016
TCIN: 93508672
UPC: 9780813062648
Item Number (DPCI): 247-19-9930
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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