Pinellas honors historic Black community of Dansville and its founder
The neighborhood was founded in the 1940s by Dan Henry, a former Georgia sharecropper whose descendants have kept the story of Dansville going.
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David Baldwin, left, grandson of Dansville founder Dan Henry, reveals the historical marker honoring the Black community of Dansville alongside Pinellas County Commissioner Charlie Justice, right, during Saturday s dedication ceremony at the corner of Wilcox Road and Pine Street. [ MENGSHIN LIN | Times ]
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DANSVILLE â On a breezy Saturday morning, in the neighborhood heâd spent his life, David Baldwin was nervous.
The 70-year-old wasnât one to speak in front of crowds, and this was a big one, about 40 people, dotted with Pinellas County commissioners and employees and Baldwinâs family members, friends, neighbors and old co-workers.