American Beach in Jacksonville, Florida, was the only beach in Florida that welcomed Blacks and offered a safe and offered secure overnight accommodations during the Jim Crow segregation era. The beach was founded in 1935 by the Afro-American Life Insurance company, which was established in 1901 to provide Jacksonville's black community with life insurance. The […]
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