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Our history is like a compass : Seven Tallahassee seniors reflect during Black History Month
Tallahassee Democrat 2/13/2021 Marina Brown, Tallahassee Democrat Contributor
How Black History Month began and how it has changed to what it is today
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The history of Tallahassee and its older African American citizens is woven tightly together.
During this Black History Month, the Democrat is revisiting conversations with seven Tallahassee residents – with their long lives and multiple accomplishments – who know that from poverty, a professor can be born. That teachers and historians may have once walked behind mules.
By sharing a few of their reminiscences and an iron-clad exhortation for Black youth to work hard, become educated, and believe in themselves, they offer their own legacies as proof that one day all may sing… “We HAVE Overcome.”
Historians highlight Black history attractions during COVID-19
If you re looking to learn about the rich Black history in Tallahassee, it might be as simple as a walk in the park.
and last updated 2021-02-05 18:21:06-05
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) â If you re looking to learn about the rich Black history here in Tallahassee, it might be as simple as a walk in the park. Leon county has in place three important trails, says Althemese Barnes, Riley Museum Founder and Executive Director Emeritus.
Barnes says social distancing shouldn t stop you from getting a dose of Black history. Outdoor attractions like the audio-enhanced Soul Voices trail in Frenchtown, the Civil Rights Sidewalk at the Corner of Monroe and Jefferson Street, and the historical markers along Cascades Park offer important insight.
African American one-room schoolhouse built in 1878 added to local register of historic places
Tallahassee Democrat 12/11/2020 CD Davidson-Hiers, Tallahassee Democrat
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Tallahassee historians are trying to save what used to be a late 1800s African American schoolhouse that still stands on private property and according to local government records, it s one of six remaining in Florida.
The Leon County Commission voted unanimously, with Commissioner Bill Proctor out of chambers, to add the Lake Hall School building to the Local Register of Historic Places.
The commission s vote also changed the zoning of the property where the schoolhouse sits to protect the structure from being knocked down or significantly altered, a spokesperson for the county said.
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