Chicken Bone Beach

by Ronald J. Stephens and Henrietta Shelton

Book Overview

During the Jim Crow era, a group of Atlantic City hotel owners and politicians agreed to designate Missouri Avenue Beach, later nicknamed Chicken Bone Beach, as sandy space where thousands of African American vacationers could enjoy the pleasures of family, friends, and summer fun annually. From the early 1900s to the mid-1960s, this space along the shoreline was occupied by local families and African American vacationers. Back then, Atlantic City...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1467109576
• ISBN13: 9781467109574
• Release Date: April 2023
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.3" x 9.1"