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Sag Harbor Hills, Azurest, and Ninevah Beach Subdivisions Historic District (SANS) is an African American beachfront community in Sag Harbor, New York. [2] Founded following World War II, the SANS community served primarily as a summer retreat for middle-class African American families during the post-WWII and Jim Crow era.
The Eastville community, a mixed diaspora of Irish, Native American and African-American workers, was established during the 1830s , coinciding with the boom times of Sag Harbor whaling. [2] Formerly known as Snooksville (named after the Irish Snooks-Hicks family), the community was renamed Eastville for its location east of the village.
The Dudley family summered in the SANS community, [3] buying their lot during the 1950s expansion into Sag Harbor Hills. The cottage is presently [when?] occupied by the Dudley family. In 2022, Dudley was featured in The American Diplomat, a PBS documentary that explores the lives and legacies of three African-American ambassadors.
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Guide to Sag Harbor Landmarks, Homes & History. Sag Harbor, N.Y.: The John Street Press in association with the Sag Harbor Historical Society. OCLC 54933955. Zaykowski, Dorothy Ingersoll (1991). Sag Harbor: The Story of an American Beauty. Sag Harbor, N.Y.: Sag Harbor Historical Society. ISBN 978-0-8488-0899-0.
During the decades of segregation in the United States, African Americans established various resorts. [1] The resorts were self-contained commercial establishments. Varying resort accommodations included rooms for rent, meals and fine food, cocktail bars, dancing, sporting facilities (such as golf, horseback riding, tennis, swimming pools ...
Renee V.H. Simons (born 1949) is a former Fortune 500 executive and the president of SANS Sag Harbor, an award-winning nonprofit organization that successfully organized and advocated for the New York State and National Register of Historic Places registration of the historically Black beachfront enclaves in the Sag Harbor communities of Sag Harbor Hills, Azurest, and Ninevah Subdivisions.
View history; Tools. Tools. move to sidebar hide. Actions ... A historically African-American municipality, ... Sag Harbor, New York [10] Freetown, New York ...