In the 1940s, beaches, along with many other places, were segregated in the South.
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Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
30 Dec. 2025
As Kendrick put it, they are segregated from the field by a screen of chicken wire — much like Black fans used to be at Major League Baseball games, and in a larger sense like those players were denied the opportunity to play in MLB.
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