University of Virginia history professor Andrew Kahrl calls it “coastal capitalism” in his book The Land Was Ours: African American Beaches from Jim Crow to the Sunbelt South, released somewhat quietly in late 2012. If you’ve been following my blog, you’ll note that I referenced the book a couple of times, including in my last post on how black people have been historically excluded from safe swimming spaces in the U.S. I caught up with Kahrl by phone to further unpack his research around racial segregation, “coastal capitalism,” and how these might be recon...