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.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5e64d41a1-f2e4-4b1c-8334-efcda335bb56

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