An American Beach for African Americans

Table of contents

• Title Page iii
• Contents vii
• Preface ix
• An African American Beach 1
• Francklin Town 14
• A. L. Lewis 24
• A Beach Named American 37
• Early Homes 43
• Miss Martha's Hideaway 48
• Ocean-Vu-Inn 55
• A Who's Who of Vacationers and Visitors 62
• A 1950s Trip to the Beach 72
• Hurricane Dora 78
• Gay Poppers, Boomerangs, and High Fashion at the Crossroads 84
• Evans's Rendezvous 90
• Sheriff H. J. Youngblood 96
• Law, Order, and Race 101
• Driving on the Beach 108
• Sterwartville at A1a 114
• The Irony of Civil Rights 119
• The Beach Rejuvenated 126
• From Winter Shelling to Virgo Bash 134
• American Beach Dining Rooms 143
• Day-Tripping Feast 155
• Family Cuisine 162
• Storm Clouds 173
• Notes 179
• Bibliography 184

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