The Matheson History Museum will host “Shoulders We Stand On: Politics” on Saturday in its ongoing “The Other Book Part 2: Black History in Alachua County” series.
This free event will take place from 10 a.m. to noon at 513 E University Ave. in Gainesville. A suggested donation of $5 is requested. To register, click here.
Dr. Sharon Austin will speak during this segment of the lecture series. Before schools were integrated, Black teachers taught from two books… the official book sanctioned by the segregated school boards, and the other book, teaching the truth about Black history. This lecture series will begin to fill in our history that has been “whitewashed”, discussing contributions of Black Americans to our country
Free parking is available in the Museum’s parking lot, next door at the Law Offices of Attorneys Folds and Walker, and at the Alachua County Public Schools District Office.