Florida's historic African American homes

Publication

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Jacksonville History Center

Name/Title

Florida's historic African American homes

Entry/Object ID

Library.2019

Tags

Library records not in public view

Description

127 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm Florida's historic African American homes by Jada Wright-Greene; foreword by Althemese Barnes ; afterword by Vedet Coleman-Robinson. Floridas historic African American homes by Jada Wright Greene. Contents: Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- North Florida -- Lincolnville, American Beach, and Butler Beach -- Gainesville and Ocala -- Daytona Beach -- Central Florida -- Palm Beach County -- Miami -- Today's African American Historic Homes -- Afterword. Jacksonville info: Cabin in LaVilla around 1870 -- W. W. Andrews, Sr., Grand Chancellor of the Knights of Pythias, an international fraternal organization, in 1919 in front of office and his residence -- Shotgun homes on Davis Street near Sugar Hill in 1940, 1941 -- Residence of President Howard D. Gregg on the campus of Edward Waters College -- Photo of Bishop Henry Young Tookes, Chancellor of Edward Waters College -- Residence of Bishop Tookes at 1011 West Eighth Street in Sugar Hill neighborhood -- Lawson Pratt house in Sugar Hill at 852 West Eighth Street -- Dr. William L. Redmond home at 2028 Davis Street -- Portrait of Abraham Lincoln Lewis -- American Beach residence of Abraham Lincoln Lewis Summary: The state of Florida has a rich history of African Americans who have contributed to the advancement and growth of today. From slaves to millionaires, African Americans from all walks of life resided in cabins, homes, and stately mansions. The lives of millionaires, educators, businessmen, community leaders, and innovators in Florida's history are explored in each residence. Mary McLeod Bethune, A.L. Lewis, and D.A. Dorsey are a few of the prominent African Americans who not only resided in the state of Florida but also created opportunities for other blacks to further their lives in education and ownership of property and to have a better quality of life. One of the most humanistic traits found in history is the home of someone who has added something of value to society. Today, some of these residences serve as house museums, community art galleries, cultural institutions, and monuments that interpret and share the legacy of their owners... Publisher Author: Raised in Jacksonville.

Collection

Library

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Book

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Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

African Americans -- Homes and haunts -- Florida., African Americans -- Dwellings -- Florida., African Americans -- Florida., Historic buildings -- Florida., Authors, local -- Florida -- Jacksonville., LaVilla (Jacksonville, Fla) -- History., Shotgun houses -- Florida -- Jacksonville., Andrews, William Wallace, 1875-1931., Lewis, A. L. (Abraham Lincoln), 1865-1947., Tookes, Henry Young, Bishop., Redmond, William L., Pratt, Lawson., Sugar Hill (Jacksonville, Fla.) -- Buildings, structures, etc. -- Conservation and restoration.

Publication Details

Author

Wright-Greene, Jada.

Publisher

Arcadia Publishing

Place Published

* Untyped Place Published

Charleston, South Carolina

Call No.

E 185.93 .F5 W77 2021

ISBN

9781467106559