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Listen: The Assorted Selections ProgramBaptism in the spring at Paradise Park.
Image Number
Photographer
Date
Rights
Collection
Bruce Mozert collection N2018-20, Box 1
Subject Term
Religious customs
Religious traditions
Rites of passage
Practices
Belief and custom
Jim Crow
Discrimination in public accommodations
Segregation
Service industries--Florida--Marion County--Silver Springs
Tourism--Florida--Marion County--Silver Springs
Amusement parks--Florida--Marion County--Silver Springs
Springs--Florida--Marion County--Silver Springs
Rites and ceremonies
Sacraments
Water--Religious aspects
Initiation rites--Religious aspects
Baptism
African Americans--Religion
Attractions--Florida--Marion County--Silver Springs
Corporate Subject
Physical Description
General Note
Owners of the Silver Springs attraction Carl Ray and W.M. "Shorty" Davidson opened Paradise Park in 1949 as a tourist attraction for African Americans only. The park was located just south of Silver Springs and stayed in operation until the late 1960s.
Baptisms at Paradise Park were held at sunrise services on Sunday morning before the park opened.
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