Torrence Toomer Sr. just started [ [link removed] ]a petition to Justin M. Taylor,
Chairperson, Nassau County Board of Commissioners to: Uphold the
traditions of Black beachgoers at American Beach

Go on the record about Saving American Beach!

[ [link removed] ]Sign now

[ [link removed] ]Gary White and his daughter

Dear John,

I just started a petition titled [ [link removed] ]"#SaveAmericanBeach

I can remember countless weekends where my dad took my family out to
American Beach. It was a staple in the Black community at a time where
segregation was still prevalent in the south. Many folks in the Black
community from around the area have fond memories and still frequent the
beach. When news spread of a man that chained himself to the beach in
protest to what Nassau County is, in essence, privatizing the beach, I
became upset. I realized that the history of the beach -- that affected
the lives of my family and community members alike --- could not be lost.
If the county succeeded in its efforts to privatize the beach, it would
shut out any future generations in my family from enjoying the beach as
well. But not only does American Beach have a history in my family, but
the beach also has a deep history rooted in the Black community as well.

[ [link removed] ]American Beach has deep history rooted in the Black community.
Privatizing American Beach is an attempt to erase the rich history and
identity of the Black community.

This beach is a Black historic landmark.  Abraham Lincoln Lewis, Florida's
first Black millionaire, purchased 200 acres, which is now American beach.
His company, the Afro-American Life Insurance Company, designated American
Beach as a place for people of color to have a space to visit and relax
without humiliation. Limiting the access and privatizing American Beach
will lock Black people of their cultural inheritance and this move by the
county is an aggressive attempt to erase rich Black history.

[ [link removed] ]Will you sign the petition and forward this email to make sure your
voice is heard? Add your name here.

The Beach Community Working Group, which was established in December 2018,
was designed to make recommendations to the Nassau Board of Commissioners
to support updates or amendments that need to be made. While everyone
wants to see safer and more thoughtful ordinances, banning all camping
(24/7 access to the beach) as a way to begin privatizing and kicking out
the very people who've frequented the beach for so many years.

[ [link removed] ]The time to fight for American Beach is now. Sign to demand that Justin
M. Taylor  and the Nassau County Board of Commissioners uphold the
traditions of Black beachgoers and reject the ordinance to stop all
camping on American Beach proposed by the "Beach Community Working Group."

Thank you,

Torrence Tomer, Sr.

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