Beach Segregation Debate Activity

Instructions reading: After reading through the handout as a group, identify the following: 1. A rough timeline of events as they occured in Asbury Park during the summer of 1887. (Hint: look at the citation at the end of each article to determine the series of events). 2. The principal figures on both sides in the debate over beach access for Black Asbury Park residents. 3. The principal arguments for and against allowing Black residents from the West Side access to the beaches on the East Side

Beach Segregation Debate Activity

Related Lessons

lesson:
Part 1: Segregation and the Founding of Asbury Park

Grades: AP/Honors/101, High

Subjects: Civics, Social Studies/History

What does the founding and early history of Asbury Park reveal about practices of segregation in the Northern United States?