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Miami for African-American Visitors
Important black history sites in Miami,
information about the three
year African-American boycott of Miami tourism,
other black history events in Miami, and African-American
organizations in the Miami area.
Black History Sites in Miami Florida
Information about important black history sites
in Allapattah, Brownsville, Coconut Grove, Liberty City,
Overtown, and other parts of Miami and Miami-Dade
County.
Three Year Black Boycott of Miami Tourism
When Nelson Mandela visited Miami in 1990 he was
was not welcomed by Miami politicians, reportedly
because of his long-time support of Cuba's Fidel Castro.
That caused African-American leaders to call for
black boycott of Miami tourism that only ended
when Miami-Dade County and City of Miami Beach officials
reached an agreement with tourism promoters and
local black activists in 1993.
2002 Feb:
BBC Article: "Black Boycott of Miami Ends"
2003 Feb:
Miami New Times Article: "Beating Whitey"
Black Owned and Developed Resort in Miami Beach
African-American developer
RD Peebles combined two Miami Beach Hotels built
in the 1930's - the Royal Palm Hotel and the Shorecrest
Hotel - into one hotel known as the Royal Palm Crowne Plaza
Resort. When that hotel opened in May of 2002 it was said
to have been the first majority black owned resort
in the United States.
2001 Oct:
Black Developer Building Hotel in Miami Beach
2002 Jan:
Peebles Preparing to Open Royal Palm Resort
2002 May:
$80 Million Royal Palm Hotel Opens on Miami Beach
2002 Aug:
A Hotel Helps Ease Racial Tensions
2002 Oct:
Royal Palm in Financial Dispute with Miami Beach
2002 Nov:
Peebles Converts Part of Royal Palm to Time Share
2002 Dec:
History of the Royal Palm Resort in Miami
2003 Jun:
Commissioners Chastise Peebles for Playing Race Card
2004 Aug:
Achenbaum Tries to Buy Royal Palm Mortgage
2004 Nov:
Peebles Poised to Sell Royal Palm Hotel
2004 Dec:
Peebles Sells Royal Palm Hotel for $128 Million
2007 May:
Peebles Absolved in Hotel Foreclosure Battle
2007 May:
Peebles Fighting to Take Charge of Royal Palm Again
University of Miami Africana Studies Program
Students at the University of Miami in Coral Gables can obtain
a major or minor degree in Africana Studies. That program
provides opportunities for students to study the experiences
of people of African descent in North America, South America,
the Caribbean, and continental Africa.
Black Law Student Association
This University of Miami organization was founded to
provide support, guidance, and direction to black
students studying law at the University of Miami.
BOOK:
African American Sites in Florida
AUTHORS: Kevin M. McCarthy
PUBLISHER: Pineapple Press
DATE PUBLISHED: January 2007 (1st edition)
DIMENSIONS: 11/1 x 8.6 x 1.2 inches
BINDING: Hardcover
NUMBER OF PAGES: 344
BOOK:
The Peebles Principles
AUTHORS: R. Donahue Peebles
PUBLISHER: Wiley
DATE PUBLISHED: April 2007
DIMENSIONS: 9.1 x 6.2 x 1.1 inches
BINDING: Hardcover
NUMBER OF PAGES: 3224
DESCRIPTION:
Business insights from the developer of the first
African-American owned and developed hotel in
Miami Beach.
Miami Workers Center
An organization founded in 1999 to help working class
people in the Miami area build grassroots organizations
and enter into alliances to win racial, community,k
social, and economic justice.
Dance Club in Miami for Gay Black Men
Nightclub located north of downtown Miami,
one block west of the I-95 Highway,
with a clientele that is predominently
gay and bisexual black men.
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