Blue Water, Black Beach: The North Carolina Teachers Association and Hammocks Beach in the Age of Jim Crow
Crystal Sanders
2015
2015
Abstract
During the age of Jim Crow, African Americans were denied access to shared public places, including leisure spaces. This article examines the establishment of Hammocks Beach as a blacks-only beach, while simultaneously highlighting the larger African American struggle for social freedom in North Carolina and challenging the progressive image of the state regarding integration.
Abstract
During the age of Jim Crow, African Americans were denied access to shared public places, including leisure spaces. This article examines the establishment of Hammocks Beach as a blacks-only beach, while simultaneously highlighting the larger African American struggle for social freedom in North Carolina and challenging the progressive image of the state regarding integration.
Social Movements
Black Grassroots
Keywords
North America, Race
Theme
Popular Education; Adult Education; and Social Movement Learning