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Remembering Paradise Park

March 24, 2023 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Remembering Paradise Park

In 1949, during the Jim Crow era, Silver Springs’ owners Carl Ray and Shorty Davidson did something unique: they created a place for African-American tourists. Located downriver, they dubbed their creation “Paradise Park for Colored People.” From 1949 to 1969, the former Silver Springs boat captain Eddie Vereen ran one of the most popular places for African Americans to visit in the country. Registration and admission are not required to attend.

Lu Vickers was awarded a National Endowment for the Arts fellowship for fiction as well as two Florida Book Awards and three Florida Individuals Artists Fellowships. In addition to writing Remembering Paradise Park with C. Graham, she has written Breathing Underwater, a novel and three other Florida history books: Weeki Wachee, City of Mermaids, Cypress Gardens, America’s Tropical Wonderland, and, Weeki Wachee, Thirty Years of Underwater Photography.

This Florida Talks program is a partnership between Florida Humanities and the Pinellas County African American History Museum. Funding for this program was provided by Florida Humanities and sponsored in part by the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Arts and Culture, the Florida Council on Arts and Culture, and the National Endowment for the Arts.

Event Details

Event Date/time:

March 24, 2023 @ 7:00 pm -
March 24, 2023 @ 8:00 pm

Other

Presenter Information:
Lu Vickers, Scholar
Event Fee:
Free
Event Type:
In-person

Event Contact:

Sandra Rooks
Phone:
(727) 480-7572
Email:
info@curtismuseum.org

Event Venue:

Pinellas County African American History Museum
1101 Marshall Street
Clearwater, FL 33755 United States
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Venue Phone:
(727) 480-7572
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