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1926 Council Announcement
Collection
The Apopka Negro Business League Collection
Format
Original typewritten paper slip
Date
1926-04-01
People
Michael Gladden Jr.; Michael Gladden
Location
Apopka, Florida, United States of America.
Historical Background
An announcement from an April 1, 1926, council meeting that predated the Apopka Negro Business League. This typewritten slip of paper might have been distributed as a newsletter throughout Apopka's Black business district. The writer announces that a "college for colored folks" was in the planning stage. It reveals that the location of this college may have been at "Lawrence Gardens," an area near Apopka. Despite its speculative proximity to Apopka, the writer doubly confirms that developers were planning to establish a state college for Black Americans. The college this announcement was in reference to is unfortunately unknown.
