- The Alachua County Community Remembrance Project will hold a four-part lecture series starting Jan. 10 at the Matheson History Museum in Gainesville.
- The series explores Black history and contributions through topics like arts, science, politics, and faith on set dates through April 11.
The Alachua County Community Remembrance Project will start its four-part series on “The Other Book Part 2: The Shoulders We Stand On” on Saturday at the Matheson History Museum.
The lectures will run from 10 a.m. to noon at 513 E. University Ave. in Gainesville, starting on Saturday, Jan. 10. The other three lectures will be on Feb. 14, March 14 and April 11. There is a suggested donation of $5.
“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,” the press release stated.
This lecture series will begin to fill in our history that has been “whitewashed” and will discuss the contributions of Black Americans to our country.
Click on the links below to register for the lectures:
- Jan. 10 – Arts and Culture with Dr. Ryan Travis https://mathesonmuseum.networkforgood.com/events/92700-the-other-book-part-2-arts-and-culture
- Feb. 14 – Science and Engineering with Dr. Kevin Winstead https://mathesonmuseum.networkforgood.com/events/92731-the-other-book-part-2-science-and-engineering
- March 14 – Politics with Dr. Sharon Austin https://mathesonmuseum.networkforgood.com/events/92732-the-other-book-part-2-politics
- April 11 – Faith Communities and Resistance with Dr. Rik Stevenson https://mathesonmuseum.networkforgood.com/events/92733-the-other-book-part-2-faith-communities-and-resistance