Dec. 12, 2024 at 6 p.m.
For more than 100 years, African Americans played a major role in the development of Sarasota. Black labor cleared snake infested land for real estate developers, laid railroad ties, harvested celery, helped plat golf courses, and labored in the homes of Sarasota’s influential power brokers. Vickie Oldham leads a discussion with local leaders about Sarasota’s rich African American history, with a focus on the civil rights era. (Source: Newtown Alive: Courage, Dignity, Determination, by Rosalyn Howard and Vickie Oldham).
Free and open to the public. Space is limited; reservations required.
Funding for this program is provided by the Zella I. and Junius F. Allen Fund and the Frederick Gallo Fund of the Community Foundation of Sarasota County.
