Fear of an Open Beach: Public Rights and Private Interests in 1970s Coastal Connecticut.

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Title:	Fear of an Open Beach: Public Rights and Private Interests in 1970s Coastal Connecticut.
Authors:	Kahrl, Andrew W.¹ andrew.kahrl@virginia.edu
Source:	Journal of American History. Sep2015, Vol. 102 Issue 2, p433-462. 30p.
Subject Terms:	*History, Beaches, Beach laws, Property rights, Beach access (Law), Coastal ecology, Nineteen seventies, Connecticut state history, Connecticut state politics & government, 1951-, Twentieth century, History of civil rights
Geographic Terms:	Connecticut
Abstract:	The article details competing efforts by both private citizens and public governments in Connecticut to maintain or establish public rights and access to beaches in the 1970s. Prior to the period, homeowner associations and groups had erected fences and walls to keep areas of the beach private and deny access to minorities and other social classes. Competing issues included environmental aspects arising from barriers erected on beaches, social justice, civil rights, and real estate values.
Database:	Education Research Complete

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Abstract:	The article details competing efforts by both private citizens and public governments in Connecticut to maintain or establish public rights and access to beaches in the 1970s. Prior to the period, homeowner associations and groups had erected fences and walls to keep areas of the beach private and deny access to minorities and other social classes. Competing issues included environmental aspects arising from barriers erected on beaches, social justice, civil rights, and real estate values.
ISSN:	00218723
DOI:	10.1093/jahist/jav396