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When segregation was a law, one mysterious black club owner, Charlie Fitzgerald, had his own rules.

Segregation and the day integration at night.

It was like stepping on another world.

Was he a businessman? A criminal. A hero.

Charlie was an example of power.

They had to crush him.

Charlie's Place, from Atlas Obscura and visit Myrtle Beach.

Listen to Charlie's Place wherever you get your podcasts.

Bushkin.

Okay, I'm just honestly opening my fridge.

I've got a little thing of half and half.

It's half full or half empty.

There's another few days left in that. Very good. There's a bottle of wine in here. Oh, that's red wine. That's embarrassing.

I've got vanilla mascapone cheese. I'll see if that's... Oh girl, oh girl. It's gone off.

This stinks.

Okay.

Then I've got some beef short ribs that I have covered in aluminum foil that I mean to cook today.

But I can kind of already feel myself like sliding out the door to go for dinner.

That was earlier in my kitchen.

Now I'm here in the Solvable Studios and I'm wondering,

is there anybody who could help me with this?

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