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Bruce Mozert collection N2018-20, Box 1
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Race discrimination
Discrimination in public accommodations
Segregation
Holidays
Labor Day
Service industries--Florida--Marion County--Silver Springs
Tourism--Florida--Marion County--Silver Springs
Attractions--Florida--Marion County--Silver Springs
Springs--Florida--Marion County--Silver Springs
Beauty contests--Florida--Marion County--Silver Springs
Beauty contestants--Florida--Marion County--Silver Springs
African Americans--Florida--Marion County--Silver Springs
African American young women--Florida--Marion County--Silver Springs
Bathing suits
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Owners of the Silver Springs attraction Carl Ray and W.M. "Shorty" Davidson opened Paradise Park in 1949 as a tourist attraction for African Americans only. The park was located just south of Silver Springs and stayed in operation until the late 1960s.
Note members from the Kadets of America standing in uniform at each end.
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Chicago Manual of Style
Mozert, Bruce, 1916-2015. Unidentified Miss Paradise Park pageant participant on stage. 1960-09-05. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/341124>, accessed 25 December 2024.
MLA
Mozert, Bruce, 1916-2015. Unidentified Miss Paradise Park pageant participant on stage. 1960-09-05. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/341124>
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(State Archives of Florida/Mozert)