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There\u2019s a beach in Miami that marks the history of segregation in America \u2014 and Black residents are fighting to preserve it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Virginia Key Beach Park was founded Aug. 1, 1945, as Miami\u2019s only beach for people of color, including Black residents. And because of resolutions passed in the Florida House and Senate in March, Aug. 1 is now officially Historic Virginia Key Beach Park Day<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cIt was a place where segregation literally worked to the advantage of the Black community,\u201d Gene Tinnie, chairman of the Virginia Key Beach Park Trust, said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In May 1945, seven Black people led a \u201cwade-in\u201d at the all-white Haulover Beach.<\/a> The act of civil disobedience eventually yielded the establishment of Virginia Key as the \u201ccolored only\u201d beach. Though Virginia Key\u2019s size and location was inferior to other beaches in South Florida, including Crandon Park just a few minutes away by car, the Miami Black community embraced Virginia Key as its own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Virginia Key boasts amenities that were usually associated with white-only beaches, such as its carousel, running train and colorful cabanas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Click link below for full Miami Herald\u00a0Story.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/www.miamiherald.com\/news\/local\/community\/miami-dade\/article243925532.html<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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