This album was created by a member of the TPS Teachers Network, a professional social media network for educators, funded by a grant from the Library of Congress. For more information, visit tpsteachersnetwork.org.
Album Description
Last week I read Heidi Tyline King's Saving American Beach: The Biography of African American Environmentalist MaVynee Betsch and was fascinated to learn this story. After going down my own rabbit hole, I decided to create an album for anyone looking for primary sources to pair with this picture book biography. In the days of Jim Crow, the beaches in Jacksonville, Florida were segregated, so MaVynee's grandfather purchased land and created his own beach, American Beach. After a career as an opera singer, MaVynee returned to American Beach where she fought to save the Beach. Pre K - 2 3 - 5 Conservation American Beach MaVynee Betsch
Reference note
Newspaper: The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current
Newspaper Link: https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83004231/1949-08-13/ed-1/seq-6
Image provided by: University of Florida
PDF Link: https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83004231/1949-08-13/ed-1/seq-6.pdf
Reference note
Newspaper: The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-currentCopyright © 2024 | Designed by TPS Western Region at Metropolitan State University of Denver | All Rights Reserved
This site is not an official publication of the Library of Congress and does not represent official Library of Congress communications.