African American Visitors to Shenandoah National Park
Description:
African American Visitors on a bus tour to Shenandoah National Park in 1950. Their sign reads "Educational Tour and Picnic to Shenandoah National Park. Even though the park was desegregated by 1950, Jim Crow segregation laws still existed outside the park. Transportation was segregated and public recreation facilities were often off limits to Black citizens. The park was a welcome escape.
Date:
1950
Creator:
Melanie Tenorio
Subject
Segregation in Shenandoah National ParkContributor
None recorded.Format
None recorded.Source:
National Park Service Website, Shenandoah National Park
https://www.nps.gov/shen/learn/historyculture/segregation.htm
https://www.nps.gov/shen/learn/historyculture/segregation.htm
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None recorded.Citation
Melanie Tenorio, “African American Visitors to Shenandoah National Park,” Appalachian Trail Histories, accessed November 5, 2024, https://appalachiantrailhistory.org/items/show/105.
