A very good read if you would like to know some macro-history on African American's living and working at the Beaches.
http://historicaltextarchive.com/print.php?action=section&artid=788
Did you know the story about a small neighborhood called Donner? It was right outside Atlantic Beach.
That the Mack Wilson Pavilion was a renowned beach for blacks that was mysteriously destroyed just as Ed Ball was attempting to buy land nearby?
That some people trying to acquire beach property in the 1930's were upset to find out that blacks, most of them working for the FEC or in the hotels nearby had already owned land for several years?
(http://historicaltextarchive.com/blacks/image016.jpg)
An interesting reflection of what the African-American community at the Beaches faced as they established themselves through hard work and perseverance.