Chains of Steele: Money, Power, and Influence Opening Reception

Wednesday, August 19

7pm

FREE (registration not required)

Join us for the opening of our newest, original exhibition – Chains of Steele. Tour the exhibition, meet the curator, and enjoy refreshments.

A Legacy of Excellence: African American Education in Rural Alachua County during Segregation

with E. Stanley Richardson

Saturday, August 22

2pm

FREE with registration

On Saturday, August 22, at 2pm Matheson Board 1st Vice President E. Stanley Richardson will moderate a panel discussion of former students, educators, and historians about African American education in rural Alachua County during segregation. Join us for this powerful program and learn more about former Alachua County schools, the students who walked the halls, and the faculty and staff who poured into them.

Panelists:

  • Charlene Freeney Reshard – High Springs 
  • Kenneth Simmons – Alachua 
  • Linton “Pop” Herring – Hawthorne 
  • Aaron Green – Gainesville
  • • Min. Annie Leamia Larkin-Hamilton – Newberry/Archer

A Legacy of Excellence registration

African and African American Legacies in Florida: 250 Years of American Ideals and Global Impact

Presented by the African & African American Historical Society, Inc. and Local Organizations

Saturday, August 29

10am-4pm

FREE with registration

Featuring Musical Entertainment in Sweetwater Park and Humanities-based Presenters including,

  • Dr. Andrew K. Frank, Allen Morris Professor of History and Director, Native American/Indigenous Studies Center, Florida State University
  • Dr. Connie Lester, History, Associate Professor at UCF, and Editor, The Florida Historical Quarterly
  • Dr. Rik Stevenson, Assistant Instructional Professor of African American Studies, University of Florida
  • Dr. Olivia Barnard, Assistant Professor of History, University of Florida
  • Brandon Nightingale, History, Howard University, Senior Project Manager, Black Press Archives Digitization

African American Legacies registration

The Other Book Part 2: The Shoulders We Stand On

with the Alachua County Community Remembrance Project

Recordings by the UF Samuel Proctor Oral History Program: