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Neighborhoods and Communities of Black South Florida collection

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Allapattah

Belle Glade

Broward County

Brownsville

Carol City

Carver Village

Collective Communities

Coconut Grove

Coral Gables

Downtown Miami

El Portal

Fisher Island

Florida City

Fort Lauderdale

Goulds

Hialeah/Seminola

Homestead

Key West

Leisure City

Liberty City

Lemon City Cemetary and Community Corporation

Little Haiti

Little River

Maps

Miami Beach

Miami-Dade

Miami Gardens

Modella

Naranja

North Miami Beach

Opa-locka

Perrine

Palm Grove

The Railroad Shop

Richmond Heights

South Dade

West Palm Beach

Wynwood

McFarlane Homestead


Neighborhoods and Communities of Black South Florida collection, 1907-2010 | The Black Archives History & Research Foundation of South FL, Inc.

By Marie Jovin, Shaleen Godfrey, supervised by Emily Gibson

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Collection Overview

Title: Neighborhoods and Communities of Black South Florida collection, 1907-2010Add to your cart.

Predominant Dates:1907-2010

ID: 01/BAF MS_00082

Primary Creator: Black Archives (1977-present)

Extent: 3.0 Linear Feet. More info below.

Arrangement: The collection has been arranged by neighborhood.

Subjects: African Americans -- Segregation, Blacks -- Segregation, Discrimination -- Florida -- Dade County, Families, Black, Housing, Minorities -- Housing, Social changes, Urban renewal, Zoning

Languages: English

Scope and Contents of the Materials

This themed, composite collection consists of materials relating to community development and community events in South Florida's black neighborhoods and communities. It contains: booklets, certificates, correspondence, deeds, flyers, invitations, maps, minutes, newsletters, newspaper clippings, pamphlets, petitions, photographs, programs, reports, and site proposals in various formats including CDs and cassettes. The collection includes the following noteworthy people:  Athalie Range, Billie Holiday, Commissioner Arthur E. Teele, Commissioner Dorrin Rolle, D.A. and Rebecca L. Dorsey, Dr. James Franklin Sistrunk, Governor John Martin, Marleine Bastien, Mayor Alvin Miller, Mayor Helen Miller, Philippe Derose, Senator Kendrick Meek, and Thomas Petersen. Series descriptions contain neighborhood boundaries.

Subject/Index Terms

African Americans -- Segregation
Blacks -- Segregation
Discrimination -- Florida -- Dade County
Families, Black
Housing
Minorities -- Housing
Social changes
Urban renewal
Zoning

Administrative Information

Repository: The Black Archives History & Research Foundation of South FL, Inc.

Alternate Extent Statement: 6 boxes

Access Restrictions: There are no access restrictions on this material.

Use Restrictions: An image license agreement must be signed prior to recording or copying images.

Related Materials: Overtown collection, Sites & Landmarks collection of South Florida, Personalities collection - Thomas K. Peterson, Miami Dade Model City Program records


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[Series 1: Allapattah, 1977-1990],
[Series 2: Belle Glade, 1984-1985],
[Series 3: Broward County, 2001],
[Series 4: Brownsville, 1978-2004],
[Series 5: Carol City, 1989-1999],
[Series 6: Carver Village, 1987],
[Series 7: Collective Communities, 1949, 1985-2006],
[Series 8: Coconut Grove, 1907-2009],
[Series 9: Coral Gables, 1983-2005],
[Series 10: Downtown Miami, 2005],
[Series 11: El Portal, 1997],
[Series 12: Fisher Island, 1978-1998],
[Series 13: Florida City, 1993],
[Series 14: Fort Lauderdale, 1985-2006],
[Series 15: Goulds, 1948-2004],
[Series 16: Hialeah/Seminola, 1973-2002],
[Series 17: Homestead, 1990-2000],
[Series 18: Key West, 1794,1844-2006],
[Series 19: Leisure City, 1993],
[Series 20: Liberty City, 1978-2004],
[Series 21: Lemon City Cemetary and Community Corporation, 1925 - 2010],
[Series 22: Little Haiti, 1979-2006],
[Series 23: Little River, 1976-1993],
[Series 24: Maps, 1907-1974],
[Series 25: Miami Beach, 2010],
[Series 26: Miami-Dade, 1966-2003],
[Series 27: Miami Gardens, 1981-2007],
[Series 28: Modella, 1985-1987],
[Series 29: Naranja, 1991-1993],
[Series 30: North Miami Beach, 1966-1978],
[Series 31: Opa-locka, 1961-2002],
[Series 32: Perrine, 1993],
[Series 33: Palm Grove, undated],
[Series 34: The Railroad Shop, 1913-2007],
[Series 35: Richmond Heights, 1950-2009],
[Series 36: South Dade, circa 1990s],
[Series 37: West Palm Beach, 1950-2005],
[Series 38: Wynwood, 2001],
[Series 39: McFarlane Homestead, 1948-2001 (1988-2001)],
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