Former journalist James Abraham will present “Bloody Streets and Crooked Lines: 100 Years of Black Voter Suppression in Florida” on Wednesday at the Matheson History Museum. 

The free event will start at 7 p.m. and the museum is located at 513 E. University Ave. in Gainesville.

Abraham is a graduate of Oberlin College, a Florida Humanities Scholar and the author of “Century: A People’s History of Charlotte County.” In 2004 he founded Book-broker Publishers and has produced or edited over 500 books. 

From the violent and fatal 1921 election riots in Ocoee to modern redistricting issues, Abraham’s presentation will explore the suppression of voters in Florida over one hundred years and the prime figures in the struggle for full and equal access to the polls. 

In-person registration can be found at this link and Zoom registration can be found at this link. For more information, contact Matheson Museum Executive Director Kaitlyn Hof-Mahoney at director@mathesonmuseum.org.