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This collection is comprised of 5.5 LF of documents and materials belonging to Dr. John O. Brown, and Rev. William Faulkner. The records were created between 1926 - 2018. The collection contains correspondence, directories, newsletters, newspapers, reports, programs and photos. Much of the material is related to Dr. Brown becoming the President of the National Medical Association in 1987.
Dr. John Ollis Langford Brown, was born in Colbert, Oklahoma on Oct 23, 1922. He attended the university of Wisconsin-Madison, and graduated in 1943. This same year he married Marie Louise Faulkner. Brown also served in the U.S. Army during World War II. He served as a First Lieutenant and was awarded a Purple Heart for his service. In 2004, he was awarded a Bronze Star, for serving with valor and distinction in Italy, during the Arno, Po Valley and Apennines campaigns. He graduated from Meharry Medical College in 1950. Brown completed his residencies in General Surgery and Ophthalmology at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Tuskegee, Alabama from 1951-1955. He arrived in Miami in 1955.
In this collection as well is Rev. William J. Faulkner, the brother of Marie, who's materials were donated alongside Dr. Brown's. Rev. Faulkner was born in South Carolina. He held various degrees, including a Master's in Practical Theology from the Chicago Theological Seminary. He also served on various councils, held positions on board's, fraternities and organizations. He served as the president of the Nashville N.A.A.C.P branch as well as dean of men and minister at Fisk University from 1934-42.
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The records include information on national historical figures representing abolitionists, doctors, playwrights, scholars, veterans and entertainers. These individuals contributions to American history had a signitficant impact on Black experiences and culture. In the collection are profiles, newspaper articles, and photographs.
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This collection was donated by Everee Jimerson Clarke, President of the Pleasant City Family Reunion Committee & Heritage Gallery. It contains a short history of the Pleasant City Community, how it came to be and how it developed. There are also some pages dedicated to the pioneer families of the community, including their names that was sourced from the West Palm Beach directory of 1916. There is also a proclamation that was awarded to Clarke for her lifetime of service to the community from the mayor of West Palm Beach. There are also a few organizational documents such as correspondence, a map of the gallery, and a newslette
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The artifact collection contains four awards that were presented to Yvonne Marjorie McDonald for her community works and service. McDonald was a lifelong Coconut Grove resident who worked tirelessly to improve her community. She founded various programs and served on the board of many organizations.
She served as Director of Special Programs for Coconut Grove Cares/ Barnyard Community Center, executive officer of Coconut Grove Local Development Corporation,Coconut Grove Family and Youth Intervention Center, The Urban Empowerment Corporation, and Coconut Grove Goombay Festival Committee. She also founded the Coconut Grove Food Coop, the Elizabeth Virrick Committee, and the Kwanzaa Celebration Committee.
In addition to these artifacts she has a record located within the Personalites collection.
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The Historic Overtown Folklife District Improvement Association, Inc. was formed to promote concepts, general welfare and the legacy of Overtown. HOFDIA planned projects that would enahnce livability and public safety as well ensure economic and cultural vitality for the district. This association worked in conjunction with the South East Overtown Park West Community Redevelopment Agency, to focus on projects that were sustainable and beneficial to the community.
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Grattan Ellesmere Graves Jr. was a lawyer and leader in Miami before and during the Civil Rights Movement. He was born in Lawrenceville, Virginia in 1919. He studied law at Howard University before being admitted to the the Florida Bar in 1944. He worked alongside Rev. Theodore Gibson, Rev. Edward Graham and Judge John D. Johnson in the local NAACP Chapter to desegregate public facilities. Graves was the attorney who represented Gibson and Graham against the Johns committee when they attempted to jail the reverends for alleged communist intereference within the NAACP. Graves also represented the Rice in the Rice V. Arnold (Miami Springs Golf Course) case.
This artifact collection is comprised of awards given to Graves, as well as his certification to practice law in Florida. There are also two awards that were given to his wife Ann.
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This collection is comprised of photographic sets that show unique sites within Overtown in the 1990's.The photographer captured landmarks located on mostly NW 2 AVE, NW 3 AVE, NW 8 ST and NW 9 ST. The photo sets seem to have been developed by Alex Peraza who may have been the photographer. Some of the photos captured depict, MT. Zion Missionary Baptist, D.A. Dorsey House, The Ward Rooming House, Jackson's Soul Food, Libby's Grocery (Clyde's Pool Hall), The New Providence Lodge #365, local business complexes and apartment complexes, some owned by the Bonded Collection Agency.
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Lester Maddox was a Georgian who owned a restraunt in Atlanta known as the Pickrick. As a staunch segregationist he was against the 1954 Brown V. Board of Education, and the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Maddox actually filed a lawsuit to conintue his segregationist policies.
In April of 1964, some african american student demonstrators attempted to stage a sit-in, however before they could arrive Maddox confronted the group with a bare axe handle. Maddox along with some employees and customers pulled the handles from the nail kegs on each side of the resturant fireplace. These handles came to be known as the Pickrick Drumsticks. Due to this response Maddox was heralded as a political figure defending "private property rights" and segregation.
Maddox closed the restaurant rather than serve african american customers. When he attempted to re-open the restaurant and tried to only serve "acceptable" customers he was taken to court and was held in contmept. Maddox used his actions as a launch board for his political ambitions and became the 75th Governor of Georgia from 1967-71.
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This scrapbook chronicles the life of John Douglas Glover, a Miami native who grew up in the Historic Overtown neighborhood. The album documents his childhood, achievements in education and sports, career as a teacher at Northwestern Senior High School, twenty-two years of service in the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and an executive at Bristol-Myers Squibb Company. It contains personal materials including a birth certificate and photographs of his family. There are Booker T. Washington High School (BTW) basketball and football newspaper articles, flyers, team photographs, certificate and commencement exercises program. Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (FAMU) football game flyers, football newspaper articles, team photograph, program books and certificates. Also, recognition for participation in the Annual Dade County Art Teachers Exhibition. FBI correspondence, photographs, newspaper articles, newsletters and memorandums. Bristol-Myers Squibb Company correspondence and World publication. Interviews in Jet Magazine, Mainstream America magazine and the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executive newsletter.
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The Booker T. Washington Alumni Association, Inc. Papers consists of two series; Journal, Calendar. These items were produced by the Alumni Association. The journal's were produced for milestones in Booker T. Washington's history, specifically for 2013 the year that the football team went undefeated and became national champions, and for the 90th anniversary of the school opening. The calendar is for the year 2021 and features photos of HBCU's and the birthdays of national and local black figures. There is an appendix at the end of the calendar explaining some of the history behind the figures.
