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New Jerseyans gather @ Chicken Bone Beach, the historical land site in Atlantic City, NJ where African-Americans were socially restricted in the 1900s-1950s because of segregation.
by  SiaNyorkor_NJ  on Jul 17,2008
 
 
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Tags: New Jersey   Choose Or Lose   Street Team '08   Sia Nyorkor   segregation   Jazz   Atlantic City   African-Americans   Black Heritage   Boardwalk   Chicken Bone Beach   Historical Foundation   Historical Land Site   Missouri Avenue   www.chickenbonebeach.org
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jillsulgrove 477 days ago
Great video with extremely important history discussed here.

On another note...I wish Idaho cities and towns would get with it and have some sweet street entertainment like Missouri Ave. does.
Re: SiaNyorkor_NJ 467 days ago
i hear you on that! thanks for watching!
Jaime_McLeod 477 days ago
Nice work, Sia. Congrats!
EricaAmerica 476 days ago
chicken bone beach, kind of makes me hungry. ;) nice video.
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