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Feb 7, 2013 · The Inkwell Beach of Oak Bluffs, Martha's Vineyard, 2014 Photo © Bill Ewart Jr Oak Bluffs on Martha’s Vineyard, part of Massachusetts’ Cape Cod Islands, is one of several historic African American summer resort communities along the Atlantic seaboard founded in the 1890s.
Aug 24, 2021 · Since the 1800s, Martha’s Vineyard (and the Inkwell) has been a renowned getaway for these Black families. The elite mingle with middle-class families on the island: Former President Barack...
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Feb 18, 2022 · In the Oak Bluffs area of Martha’s Vineyard, the Inkwell, as it’s fondly known, has long been a summer destination for Black families; the area was even listed in The Negro Motorist Green...
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Beyond its shores, check out cool spots like Ocean Park, the Flying Horses Carousel, and Corbin Norton House. You might even spot the Polar Bears of Martha's Vineyard, the community’s group of early morning swimmers. The area's colorful gingerbread cottages and Victorian-style houses are also great for photo ops.
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Jul 26, 2022 · Originally a whaling community, Martha’s Vineyard is divided into six towns; among them, Oak Bluffs, which was immortalized in the 1994 movie The Inkwell, about an inner-city kid’s trip to visit wealthy relatives on the Vineyard. The Bluffs started garnering attention again after the Obamas visited multiple times as America’s First Family.
The Inkwell Atlas project engages diasporic and resident Vineyarders to curate, commemorate and conserve ‘historic places’ of Black reunion and residency on Martha’s Vineyard, historically and currently.
Plot. Set in the summer of 1976, the film follows the adventures of Drew Tate ( Larenz Tate ), a 16-year-old from upstate New York, when he and his family spend two weeks with affluent relatives on Martha's Vineyard. Drew's parents, Kenny ( Joe Morton) and Brenda ( Suzzanne Douglass ), worry that their son is emotionally disturbed.