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Civil Rights Timeline Exhibit featuring Harry T. Moore
Admission: Free Location: Harry T. & Harriette V. Memorial Park and Museum – 2180 Freedom Avenue, Mims, Florida 32754 Phone: 321-264-6595 Hours of Operation: 10am to 7pm daily; weekends for 15 or more by appointment only Parking: 70 spaces with 7 being ADA compliant For more information: www.harryharriettemoore.org |
Distant Places: The Artistic Journey of Eugene Aaron
Admission: Free Location: Carrie Meek-James N. Eaton, Sr. Southeastern Regional Black Archives Research Center and Museum – 445 Gamble Street – Tallahassee, Fla. 32307 Exhibition Dates: May 2014 thru April 2015 Phone: 850-599-3020 Hours of Operation: Monday – Friday: 9 am – 5 pm Parking: Please contact FAMU Parking Services at 850-561-2203 For more information: Contact Angelica Washington at 850-599-3020 or send an e-mail to blackarchives@famu.edu. Web Site: www.famu.edu/BlackArchives |
Henceforth and Forever Free: The Long Road to EmancipationDescription: In the American mind, Abraham Lincoln freed the slaves with the stroke of his pen by signing the Emancipation Proclamation. In reality, the road to emancipation was a long, complex, and tortuous one that would end with the brutal and bloody Civil War. Rather than a single action, the emancipation of enslaved African Americans was a process involving the convergence of several forces which created a pivotal point in United States history. In this exhibit, the forces and conditions which led to the emancipation of the enslaved will be examined. This exhibit refutes the myth of African Americans as passive recipients of freedom, and affirms their active role in achieving their own freedom. Admission: Free Location: The Blanchard House Museum of African American History and Culture of Charlotte County Exhibition Dates: Currently on display until May 23, 2015 Phone: (941)575-7518 Hours of Operation: Tuesday – Friday, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM (Sat. by request) Parking: Free on street parking For more information: Martha R. Bireda at (941)575-7518 or send an e-mail to Biredagrp5@yahoo.com Web Site: www.blanchardhousemuseum.us |
News of Freedom: Blacks During Enslavement and Emancipation
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The Trayvon Martin Journey from Sanford, FL, Daytona Beach, FL and Orlando, FL and Washington D.C.Description: Photography exhibition by photojournalist, Duane Fernandez. Admission: Free Location: African American Museum of the Arts – 325 South Clara Avenue – DeLand, FL 32720 Opening Reception: September 27, 2014 – 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM Exhibition Dates: October 1, 2014 – November 15, 2014 Phone: 386-736-4004 Hours of Operation: Wednesday – Saturday 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM Parking: Parking is available and is accessible to handicap parking For more information: www.africanmuseumdeland.org/calendar.htm |
Exhibit: Broad and Diverse History of Jacksonville
Description: The featured exhibit at the Harry T. & Harriette V. Moore Memorial Park and Museum is a timeline of the Civil Rights Movement proceeding from the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863 through the Civil Rights Act of July 2, 1964. Major contributions of Harry T. and Harriette V. Moore to the Civil Rights Movement are depicted parallel to other events of National renown in American History.
Description: Eugene Aaron, a U.S. Army veteran, retired U.S. Foreign Service officer, art connoisseur and philanthropist is a native of Sebring, Fla. He is a graduate of Florida A&M University and the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business. Aaron began collecting art in the United States and began purchasing artwork in the different countries he visited. In 2009, Aaron donated an impressive gift of 37 original paintings and art pieces to FAMU. The works included 16 paintings from America, seven from Suriname, five from Paraguay, three from Mexico, three from Cuba and three whose ethnic origins are not identified. The art exhibition will run through April 2015.