I've read this interview with May before. I'll say again though I don't believe by that time there was any official policy to enforce a black beach. That ended years before. It died not long after Bradley.
--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "jerseyjohn99" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Here's an interview with Philip May of the Ocean Grove Historical > Society from the oral history project of Monmouth County > http://www.visitmonmouth.com/oralhistory/bios/MayPhilip.htm > > although he doesn't give a timeframe, it's in the same context as > the '64 Act. > > > "...The Civil Rights Act passed. So you had all three branches > working on this, but that didn't mean the people wanted to > integrate. So then came the fight. You had the laws and the books, > but then you had the fight for the integration. And that created the > riots, and sit-ins, and wade ins. The beach between Asbury Park and > in Ocean Grove is not a common beach. I think it belongs to Asbury, > I'm not really quite sure, but there's a beach at the end of Wesley > Lake, that was a "Black beach," that's where blacks could swim. But > that's also where the sewers emptied into. With the civil rights > movement there were many, many new ideas and laws, and of course, > they triggered the riots." > > > > > > --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "bluebishop82" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Dave: Like most others around here, I have looked at thousands of > > photos of AP. Anyone have any photos showing a "Blacks Only" > > or "Whites Only" sign on the beach from the 50's? If there was > one > > on every beach, I imaging there must be some pictures. > > > > Must say by the time I was there (born 63) there certainly weren't > > any. Civil Rights Act of 1964, perhaps? > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AsburyPark/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
