Brief Description: 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.
Held at:
The Black Archives History & Research Foundation of South FL, Inc.
819 NW 2nd Avenue
Miami, FL 33136
Phone: 786-708-4610
Fax: 305-400-8756
Email: jhurtado [at] bahlt.org
Record Series Number: 01/BAF MS_00082
Created by: Black Archives (1977-present)
Volume: 3.0 Linear Feet
Arrangement: The collection has been arranged by neighborhood.
Access Restrictions: There are no access restrictions on this material.
Subject Index
African Americans -- Segregation
Blacks -- Segregation
Discrimination -- Florida -- Dade County
Families, Black
Housing
Minorities -- Housing
Social changes
Urban renewal
Zoning
Languages of Materials
English [eng]
Rights/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