The historically African American vacation community of Sag Harbor Hills, Azurest & Ninevah Subdivions (SANS) is listed on both the New York State and National Registers of Historic Places, but it is threatened by deterioration and insensitive development. In this panel discussion, we will have a conversation about why SANS is so important, its place in the context of other historically African American beach communities, what its unique challenges are, and what is being done to protect it. Part of our SANS Seven to Save Spotlight.
Moderated by Erin Tobin | Vice President for Policy & Preservation, Preservation League of NYS
Panelists:
Donnamarie Barnes | Curator & Archivist, Sylvester Manor Educational Farm
Malcolm Cammeron | PhD student at the University of Virginia
Dr. Georgette Grier-Key | Executive Director and Curator, Eastville Community Historical Society
Andrew Kahrl | Professor of History and African American Studies at the University of Virginia, Author of The Land Was Ours: How Black Beaches Became White Wealth in the Coastal South and Free the Beaches: The Story of Ned Coll and the Battle for America’s Most Exclusive ShorelineRenee V. H. Simons | President, SANS Sag Harbor