Unearthing history in a beach clean-up
Saturday, September 15, 2012 - 00:30
in Psychology & Sociology
Volunteers picking up debris in Santa Monica will get a chance to learn about the Inkwell, a beach where African Americans gathered for decades in the Jim Crow era.For much of the early to mid-20th century, a stretch of Santa Monica sand was the preferred hangout for African American beachgoers who didn't feel welcomed on other beaches. Some called it the Inkwell.