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Title
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Tidal Basin Beach Closes
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Description
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The public bathing beach at the Tidal Basin closed in 1925 after less than a decade in operation. This swimming area was segregated, open only to whites. Congress controlled the Washington DC budget and received increasing pressure from the African American community to create a beach for African Americans on the Tidal Basin, equivalent to the white beach. Although Congress approved funding for a second beach, debate within Congress halted progress on its creation. As the conflict intensified, funding for both beaches was canceled and Congress ordered the demolition of the white beach.
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Date
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1925
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Coverage
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1920-1949
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Theme
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civil rights
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environment
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ghost mall
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neighborhood
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work & play
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