Missouri Avenue Beach, often referred to as "Chicken Bone Beach,"[1] is a lifeguarded beach on the Jersey Shore. It was an early and mid-twentieth-century Black resort destination and racially segregated section of the Atlantic Ocean beach near the Northside neighborhood of Atlantic City, New Jersey (between Missouri and Mississippi Avenues).[2][3] The name was initially most likely a pejorative or condescending reference to the packed lunches brought by beachgoers who were not permitted by unspoken sentiment in many dining establishments, but the Black community has reclaimed the name as a point of resistance and pride.[4] The beach is now home to swimming, sunbathing, jazz and other local events.
- ^ NJ.com, Bill Duhart | For (February 14, 2021). "N.J. beach was the only one that allowed Black tourists, but they made it a hip place to be". nj.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Stansfield, Charles A. (2004). Vacationing on the Jersey Shore: Guide to the Beach Resorts: Past and Present. Stackpole. p. 88. ISBN 9780811729703.
- ^ "Charles Library's newest exhibition celebrates Atlantic City's historic Chicken Bone Beach". Temple Now | news.temple.edu. July 27, 2022.
- ^ Scott, Ron (August 10, 2023). "Chicken Bone Beach, Dizzy's, Great Jazz on the Great Hill". New York Amsterdam News.