HISTORIC BLACK BEACH COMMUNITIES

the shores Black families claimed when segregation closed the rest of the coast.

Oak Bluffs and the Inkwell on Martha's Vineyard. Chicken Bone Beach in Atlantic City. American Beach on Amelia Island. Highland Beach in Maryland. Virginia Key in Miami.

havens built and kept by Black entrepreneurs and families, for rest and gathering. worn on the sand in summer, and carried the rest of the year.