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In the 1960s and 70s, Hartford activist Ned Coll (“cole”) fought for Black children to be able to enter these places. One of these places in California which was taken from its Black owners under eminent domain laws was returned (15[1])to the Bruce family in 2021. Frederick (15[1])Douglass’s son Charles built the first Black-owned (*) resort in the US at one of these places in Maryland. (10[1])A Black teenager who accidentally entered part of one of these places on 29th Street in Chicago (10[1])was attacked with rocks and killed, sparking a 1919 race riot. According to Sid Shapiro, low bridges were built to prevent Black residents using buses to visit one of these places named Jones, as described in Robert Caro’s The Power Broker. For 10 points, name these recreational areas valuable for their locations by the sea. ■END■

ANSWER: beaches [or coasts; or shores; or beachfronts; prompt on property or homes with “located where?” prompt on ocean or lake or sea by asking “what locations are they adjacent to?”]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Yared TadesseCornell B-Rollin in from Sturgis, The Cheyne Gang3815
S. A. ShenoyDr. Christopher Manners, MD – Samarra, IraqWhat is BH! And you are asking me? BHSU4515
Ben HuCornell C++The Enrique Trastamara Military Academy B6310
Jonathan TranHutto HipposHouston and friends8010

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2023 BHSU @ Northwestern02/25/2023Y6100%83%17%54.00
2023 BHSU @ Maryland03/11/2023Y3100%67%0%55.33
2023 BHSU @ Berkeley03/18/2023Y3100%67%0%52.00
2023 BHSU Online04/15/2023Y4100%50%0%56.50
2023 BHSU @ Sheffield04/15/2023Y2100%50%0%81.00