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Announcement Regarding a Performance by the Silas Green Company in Benefit of the Old Folks' Home

This document is a handwritten anouncement about a performance by the Silas Green Company on Feburary 10, 1930, in benefit of the Old Folks' Home. The…

History of Clara White Mission: "A Red Feather Agency"

This brief account of the history of Clara White Mission focuses on the two buildings that the institution occupied in the years prior to the…

Newspaper Article About a Visit to Forest Hill School for Girls and Lowell Correctional Institution in Honor of Eartha M.M. White in August 1957

This newspaper article from 1957 recounts a visit to the Forest Hill School for Girls and Lowell Correctional Institution in honor of Eartha M.M.…

Report from the Committee on Finance of the State Federation of Colored Women's Clubs, June 18, 1921

Addressed to the president, officers, and members of the State Federation of Colored Women's Clubs, this report outlines the state of the…

Report on Community Activities, April 24, 1919

This document is a report about activities carried out in the community in relation to a local school and World War I. Final review for this item is…

Notes on African American Worship During Slavery

This item contains notes regarding the reilgious meetings held by African Americans in Jacksonville in the 1820s.The document explains how slaves…

Notice of Appointment of Pauline Lloyd as Canning Manager for the City Federation of Colored Women's Clubs of Jacksonville

This item is a short notice about the appointment of Pauline Lloyd as canning manager for the City Federation of Colored Women's Clubs of…

Advertisement for "An Aerial Frolic," an Event in Honor of Bessie Coleman

This item is an advertisement for an event in honor of Bessie Coleman, programmed for May 1, 1926, at the Pythian Auditorium (Knights of Pythias Hall)…

Letter from Roylee Hayward to Eartha M.M. White, March 3, 1930, Tuskegee, Alabama

This item is a letter from Roylee Hayward to Eartha M.M. White from the Veteran's Hospital in Tuskegee, Alabama. The letter is written on American Red…

Poem (1944) by Robert Hughes Bennett in Celebration of Simuel Decatur McGill's Victory in the 1942 "Little Scottsbury [Scottsboro] Case"

This poem celebrates the 1942 victory of Jacksonville-based African American lawyer Simuel Decatur McGill (1877-1951) in his successful defense of…