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Draft Notes Regarding an Agreement Regarding a New "Negro Beach" for Delray Beach, ca. June 1956

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State Archives of Florida, Series S776

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Notes relating to an agreement between the City Commission of Delray Beach in Palm Beach County and representatives of the African American community in Delray Beach regarding a new "Negro Beach" and swimming pool. This agreement followed an acrimonious dispute over whether to integrate Delray Beach's existing municipal beach.

Date

1956

Contributors

Yargates, Michael, 1909-1994
Snow, W.J.
Barrow, E.J.

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Notes

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Draft Notes Regarding an Agreement Regarding a New "Negro Beach" for Delray Beach, ca. June 1956

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Segregation

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State Archives of Florida, Series S776

Date

1956

Contributor

Yargates, Michael, 1909-1994

Snow, W.J.

Barrow, E.J.

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notes

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eng-US

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text

Identifier

s776_b033_f05_21

Coverage

Postwar Florida (1945-1969)

Published Date

ca. June 1956

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Delray Beach (Fla.)

Palm Beach County (Fla.)

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Slavery and Race Relations

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Delray Beach (Fla.). City Commission.

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Draft Notes Regarding an Agreement Regarding a New "Negro Beach" for Delray Beach, ca. June 1956. 1956. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/333653>, accessed 26 January 2023.

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Draft Notes Regarding an Agreement Regarding a New "Negro Beach" for Delray Beach, ca. June 1956. 1956. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 26 Jan. 2023.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/333653>

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