1. Billboard + Watt NPR Published December 2, 1995 at 12:00 AM CST Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email SALLY WATT REPORTS ON A COMMUNITY IN FLORIDA THAT WAS A RESORT HAVEN FOR BLACK AMERICANS DURING SEGREGATION. "AMERICAN BEACH," AS IT'S CALLED, IS NOW IN DISREPAIR... IT'S FUTURE UNCERTAIN. Copyright 1995 NPR