The land was ours : African American beaches from Jim Crow to the Sunbelt South / Andrew W. Kahrl.

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Main Author: Kahrl, Andrew W., 1978-
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2012.
Subjects:
African Americans > Land tenure > Southern States > History.
Land tenure > Social aspects > Southern States > History.
Coasts > Southern States > History.
Coasts > Social aspects > Southern States.
Coasts > Economic aspects > Southern States.
Real estate development > Southern States > History.
Real estate development > Social aspects > Southern States.
Physical Description:346 pages
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Introduction : bring back my yesterday
  • Corporate ventures
  • Sacred shores
  • Building Black privatopias
  • Surviving the summer
  • Family ties
  • Spinning sand into gold
  • The price we pay for progress
  • Epilogue : on the beach.