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New exhibit at NJ gallery showcases pain, joy during time of racially segregated beaches

ByDan Sheridan WPVI logo
Wednesday, February 28, 2024
NJ gallery showcases pain, joy during time of segregated beaches

CAPE MAY, New Jersey (WPVI) -- Years ago, beaches throughout the nation and at the Jersey Shore were racially segregated.

A beautiful new exhibit at a gallery in Cape May looks back at those years and the joy that was found in a painful time of history.

Action News Photojournalist Dan Sheridan has more on the story.

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