The Making of Alachua County: Past, Present, and the Future
December 7, 2024 @ 9:45AM — 3:30PM Eastern Time (US & Canada) Add to Calendar
Matheson History Museum: 513 East University Avenue Gainesville, FL 32601 Get Directions
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Next year Alachua County turns 200 years old! The Alachua County African & African American Historical Society is hosting a bicentennial symposium at the Matheson History Museum about the history of Alachua County's Black community. The day will include ten speakers, multicultural foods, music, posters, and exhibits.
Speakers include:
- Dr. James Cusick, PK Yonge FL Library
- Dr. Anthony Dixon, Archival Associates
- Dr. Jane L. Landers, Vanderbilt University
- Dr. Rik Stevenson, AASP, UF
- Dr. Connie L. Lester, UCF
- Dr. Alyssa Cole, AASP, UF
- Karen Kirkman, Historic Haile Homestead
- Phyllis Marty, Career Source NCF
- Carl Smart, Alachua County Manager's Office
- E. Stanley Richardson, Poet
This incredible symposium is sponsored by the Matheson History Museum, Alachua County, UF's Samuel Proctor Oral History Program, the Cotton Club Museum & Cultural Center, and UF African American Studies.
For more information, please contact Dr. Jacob U. Gordon at jgordon07@gmail.com