- Written by
- Cooper, Kenneth J., American, born 1956
- Published by
- The Boston Globe, founded 1872
- Date
- July 5, 1983
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- H x W: 6217 pixels × 9323 pixels
- File size: 221.12 MB
- Description
- An image of a newspaper clipping of an article about racial integration on Martha's Vineyard, titled "Oak Bluffs Holiday mecca for East Coast blacks." The article is printed in black ink on newsprint with handwritten inscriptions along the bottom that read [The Boston Globe July 5, 1983]. The article interviews inhabitants and visitors to Oak Bluffs, stating "Oak Bluffs has been a favorite Fourth of July haunt for prominent or well-to-do black residents of Boston and other East Coast cities." Interviewed in the article are Richard Taylor, Richard Douglas, and State Senator Royal Bolling Sr.. Past visitors mentioned include Irene Cara, Kern Grimes, Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., Coretta Scott King, Senator Edward Brooke, Vernon E. Jordan, Diana Ross, and Suzanne DePasse.
- Place depicted
- Oak Bluffs, Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States, Martha's Vineyard, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Taylor Family Album: Martha's Vineyard Memories
- Classification
- Books and Published Materials
- Type
- digital images
- digital media - born analog
- Topic
- Communities
- Domestic life
- Families
- Photography
- Recreation
- Segregation
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Dr. Teletia R. Taylor and descendants of Geraldine A. Taylor, Proprietor, "Taylor's Playfair"
- Object number
- 2014.112.127
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
- Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




