#Repost @lashow_ • • • • • • Maryland--- During the 1900s Black Americans were under the #JimCrow laws, preventing them from using the same accommodations and services as white people. However, two black women in Maryland created “The Black Eden”, a resort where black people from different walks of life spent their summers in a racially segregated country. #ElizabethCarr and #FlorenceCarrSparrow were daughters of a #BlackEntrepreneur #FrederickCarr , who bought 180 acres on the Chesapeake Bay and gave some of the land to his four daughters. Elizabeth and Mary Sparrow decided to use the land to create beaches for African-Americans. In 1931, the sisters founded Carr’s Beach and Sparrow’s Beach which operated as separate entities but were side-by-side and run separately by the two sisters. The beach resorts became havens for black vacationers, who couldn’t safely stay in many of the accommodations for white travelers that dotted the country. They hired many of the local school teachers during this period of segregation because colored teachers were making less than white teachers. The sisters became a symbol of #AfricanAmericans excelling against all odds, being educated business people, hiring people, adding to the tax roll. Carr and Sparrow’s Beaches attracted thousands of visitors from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; New York; Baltimore, Maryland; Wilmington, Delaware; Pittsburgh; and Washington, D.C.“The slogan was ‘black feet in white sand.’ That was so empowering and no one could tell you to sit down or stand up. The Green Book which contains details of safe places for African-Americans had Carr’s and Sparrow’s beaches listed in it. Carr-Sparrow Beach served as a safe and welcoming vacationing destination with the record of attracting the attention of people from diverse racial backgrounds who enjoyed good black music. By the early 1960s, Carr-Sparrow Beaches lost its popularity as the black freedom movement ended Jim Crow. Today, Carr’s beach itself. (@face2faceafrica) •FOLLOW ME FOR MORE STORIES👣 •TAG A FRIEND 👥 •CLICK THE LINK IN BIO & SUBSCRIBE 🗣 #lashow #lashow_ #blackmedia #media #news #blackcommunity #follow #explore #blackandproud #blacmgirlmagic #bla https://www.instagram.com/p/B8HBvrNFleY/?igshid=13lee58vton0q