Dr. Rik Stevenson will speak on “Faith Community and Resistance,” part of “The Other Book Part 2: Black History in Alachua County, The Other Book” series, at Matheson History Museum on Saturday in Gainesville.
This free event will take place from 10 a.m. to noon at 513 E. University Ave. A suggested donation of $5 is asked per class. Click here to register.
Before schools were integrated, Black teachers taught from two books… the official book sanctioned by the government, 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. Lectures will be held on the second Saturday of each month.
Free parking is available in the Museum’s parking lot, next door at the Law Offices of Attorneys Folds and Walker, and the Alachua County Public Schools District Office.
The series is sponsored by The Alachua County Community Remembrance Project (ACCRP), supported by the Racial Justice Committee of UCG and the Alachua NAACP.