White Sand Black Beach

Florida Historical Society Harry T. and Hariette V. Moore Award

Florida Book Awards, Silver Medal for Florida Nonfiction

In May 1945, a small group of activists staged a "wade-in" at a whites-only beach in Miami, protesting the Jim Crow-era laws that denied blacks access to recreational areas. Pressured by the demonstrators and the media, the Dade County Commission ultimately designated the difficul...