Uploaded July 2020 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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Paradise Park was a "colored only" resort near Ocala Florida that operated from 1949-1969. There were easter egg hunts, picnics, glass-bottom boat tours, church visits, labor day beauty contests, and even alligator sight-seeing.

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