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Listen: The Bluegrass & Old-Time ProgramPatrolman on horseback approaching lifeguard station at Butler Beach - Anastasia Island, Florida
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After being developed as a recreational area by prominent local African American businessman and entrepreneur, Frank B. Butler, Butler Beach was the only beach African Americans were allowed to use between Jacksonville and Daytona Beach. Butler also owned a casino, inn, and other businesses, and lead development of a subdivision of black-owned homes.
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