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Azurest Beach, circa 1949. COURTESY EASTVILLE COMMUNITY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Brenda Simmons, left, and Dr. Georgette Grier-Key at the Pyrrhus Concer homestead site on Pond Lane in Southampton Village. COURTESY SOUTHAMPTON HISTORY MUSEUM
An advertisement for Randy's Barber Shop, which also included a beauty salon for women.
Randy's Barber Shop in Southampton Village was an important part of the local Black community. Simmons helped save the building from being razed, and it is now the home of the Southampton African American Museum.
Brenda Simmons of the Southampton African American Museum, Dr. Georgette Grier-Key of the Eastville Community Historical Society and reporter Cailin Riley join the editors on the podcast this week to discuss the Hamptons Civil Rights Back Story audio tour, which includes four “stops,” each with a narrated audio segment, as well as photos, exploring an aspect of Black history in the area. The project is available on the TravelStorys app.
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