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Dr. Von D. Mizell-Eula Johnson State Park is a Florida State Park located in Dania Beach, Florida off Florida State Road A1A.The park is named for late civil rights activists Von Mizell and Eula Johnson, who first pressured Broward County (for years) to have at least one beach for African Americans, then led wade-ins in Ft. Lauderdale in 1961 that led to desegregation of the county's beaches ...
On July 1, 2016, John U. Lloyd Beach State Park was renamed the Dr. Von D. Mizell-Eula Johnson State Park in honor of civil rights efforts undertaken by Mizell and Johnson during segregation. [ 4 ] Ethel Mizell Pappy Collection
Dr. Von D. Mizell-Eula Johnson State Park Eula Mae Gandy Johnson [ 1 ] (1906–2001) was an American activist in the civil rights movement . She is known for her work to end Jim Crow segregation in public beaches, schools, restaurants in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. [ 2 ]
The historically significant Dr. Von D. Mizell-Eula Johnson State Park, which was the first beach in Broward County open to African Americans after seven years of Civil Rights struggles, would get ...
A lodge with up to 350 rooms at Anastasia State Park in St. Johns County. Four pickleball courts at Dr. Von D. Mizell-Eula Johnson State Park in Broward County.
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Dr. Von D. Mizell-Eula Johnson State Park: Broward: 310 acres (126 ha) 1973: Atlantic Ocean: Formerly known as John U Loyd State Park Dudley Farm Historic State Park: Alachua: 325 acres (132 ha) 1989: none: Shows agricultural development in Florida from the 1850s through the mid-1940s Dunns Creek State Park: Putnam: 6,000 acres (2,430 ha) 2001 ...
A portion of the state road has been shut down to traffic as crews make repairs. Water main break that flooded A1A in Hollywood prompts boil-water advisory Skip to main content