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FL S1932

Resolution

Status

Passed

3/12/2020

Primary Sponsor

Oscar Braynon

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Origin

Senate

2020 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Recognizes August 1, 2020, and each August 1 thereafter as "Historic Virginia Key Beach Park Day" in Florida

  • Commemorates the 75th anniversary of Virginia Key Beach, which was designated on August 1, 1945, as a Dade County park for the exclusive use of African Americans during segregation

  • Acknowledges the park's historical significance, including its addition to the National Register of Historic Places in 2002 and the State of Florida Heritage Trail in 2006

  • Notes the park was closed by the City of Miami in 1982 but reopened in February 2008 as Historic Virginia Key Beach Park

  • Recognizes the Virginia Key Master Plan's vision for park restoration, a civil rights history museum, and a Center for Conflict Resolution and Reconciliation

Legislative Description

Historic Virginia Key Beach Park Day

Last Action

Adopted

3/12/2020

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