City of Atlantic Beach recently issued the following announcement.
Did you know Manhattan Beach was Florida’s first African American beach resort in the segregated South?
Manhattan Beach, located at present-day Hanna Park, was founded by Henry Flagler around 1900 as a place for black employees of his Florida East Coast companies to spend their leisure time.
Come check out, “Recovering Manhattan Beach: Florida’s First African American Beach in the Segregated South,” in the City Hall Commission Chamber between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. weekdays.
You can learn more here or in the Beaches Museum's Boardwalk Talk on YouTube: https://youtu.be/1CZJkIAzSU4
Original source can be found here.
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