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from WikipediaRead it all ↗Atlantic Beach is commonly nicknamed "The Black Pearl"; the rich culture of the town of Atlantic Beach was formed of mostly Gullah people, descendants of slaves who lived for 300 years on the Sea Islands from Wilmington, North Carolina to Jacksonville, Florida. In the early 1930s, defying Jim Crow laws in the segregated South, debunking Black stereotypes, and broadening the enterprises of the Gullah people, Black women and men opened hotels, restaurants, night clubs, and novelty shops in Atlantic Beach. Visitors would travel along Interstate 95, US 17 and SC 9, coming from nearby southern states, where racial segregation took its toll.
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Atlantic Beach has 1 listing on the National Register, and they protect 86 historic buildings, because Atlantic Beach Historic District alone counts 86.
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