Title
An American Beach For African Americans,Used
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I am excited by this book. It is a great addition to the woefully scant scholarly materials that deal with the African American contribution to Florida history and culture. . . . Original and significant.'Patricia Waterman, University of South Florida'The most detailed study that has been done on the history of American Beach. . . . A work of quality . . . very much welcomed.'Isiah J. Williams III, publisher and editor, Jacksonville AdvocateIn the only complete history of Floridas American Beach to date, Marsha Dean Phelts draws together personal interviews, photos, newspaper articles, memoirs, maps, and official documents to reconstruct the character and traditions of Amelia Islands 200acre African American community. In its heyday, when other beaches grudgingly provided only limited access, black vacationers traveled as many as 1,000 miles down the east coast of the United States and hundreds of miles along the Gulf coast to a beachfront that welcomed their business.Beginning in 1781 with the Samuel Harrison homestead on the southern end of Amelia Island, Phelts traces the birth of the community to General Shermans Special Field Order No. 15, in which the Union granted many former Confederate coastal holdings, including Harrisons property, to former slaves. She then follows the lineage of the first African American families known to have settled in the area to descendants remaining there today, including those of Zephaniah Kingsley and his wife, Anna Jai.Moving through the Jim Crow era, Phelts describes the development of American Beachs predecessors in the early 1900s. Finally, she provides the fullest account to date of the life and contributions of Abraham Lincoln Lewis, the wealthy African American businessman who in 1935, as president of the AfroAmerican Life Insurance Company, initiated the purchase and development of the tract of seashore known as American Beach. From Lewiss arrival on the scene, Phelts follows the communitys sustained development and growth, highlighting landmarks like the OceanVuInn and the Blue Palace and concluding with a stirring plea for the preservation of American Beach, which is currently threatened by encroaching development.In a narrative full of firsthand accounts and 'oldtimer' stories, Phelts, who has vacationed at American Beach since she was four and now lives there, frequently adopts the style of an oral historian to paint what is ultimately a personal and intimate portrait of a community rich in heritage and culture.
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