 | The Land Was Ours: African American beaches from Jim Crow to the Sunbelt South Subjects: African Americans -- Land tenure -- Southern States -- History; Land tenure -- Social aspects -- Southern States -- History; Coasts -- Southern States -- History; Coasts -- Social aspects -- Southern States; Coasts -- Economic aspects -- Southern States; ; A century ago a surprising amount of southern beachfront property was owned and populated by African Americans. In a path-breaking combination of social and environmental history, Kahrl shows how the rise and fall of Jim Crow and the growing prosperity of the Sunbelt have transformed both communities and ecosystems along the southern coastline. Kahrl Andrew W. : Andrew W. Kahrl is Assistant Professor of History at Marquette University. |
