4 years ago
1962
82
Posted On: November 26th 2022, 02:37 pm
Via @historymiami:
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“We’ve been too busy trying to survive. It’s going to be up to you and your generation to save the history.”
Dr. Dorothy Jenkins Fields has devoted her life to preserving the history of the Black community in South Florida. Hear her story, from growing up in Overtown in the 1940s to establishing the Black Archives and being responsible for the successful restoration of the Lyric Theater (@lyrictheatermia ).
#blackmiami #blackmiamidade #miamihistory #floridahistory #overtown #overtownmiami #dorothyjenkinsfields
・・・
“We’ve been too busy trying to survive. It’s going to be up to you and your generation to save the history.”
Dr. Dorothy Jenkins Fields has devoted her life to preserving the history of the Black community in South Florida. Hear her story, from growing up in Overtown in the 1940s to establishing the Black Archives and being responsible for the successful restoration of the Lyric Theater (@lyrictheatermia ).
#blackmiami #blackmiamidade #miamihistory #floridahistory #overtown #overtownmiami #dorothyjenkinsfields
Comments (82)
4 years agooh__its_kim
This is amazing to be able to hear about these pieces of the Miami story. Thank you for sharing with us.
4 years agoreput_able
Myrtle Grove elementary school 😲. I wasn't a student there. I attended Golden Glades elementary school. But I grew in that neighborhood from 1968- 1992. I have no complaints about going to school.
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