Wed, Sep 18
|513 E University Ave, Gainesville, FL 32601, USA
Bloody Streets and Crooked Lines: 100 Years of Black Voter Suppression in Florida
Learn More About Voting Suppression.
Time & Location
Sep 18, 2024, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
513 E University Ave, Gainesville, FL 32601, USA
About the event
From the violent and fatal 1921 election riots in Ocoee to modern redistricting issues, James Abraham explores in his presentation 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: https://mathesonmuseum.networkforgood.com/.../73111...
Zoom registration: https://us06web.zoom.us/.../reg.../WN_l7GixlclRrO0wWe1V2SrPg
James Abraham is a former journalist who now edits and publishes books. His Book-broker Publishers, which he founded in 2004, has produced or edited more than 500 books in a variety of genres. Abraham is a popular writing coach, critic, and lecturer.
A graduate of Oberlin College and a Florida Humanities Scholar, Abraham is the author of "Century: A People’s History of Charlotte County."
This program is sponsored in part by Visit Gainesville/Alachua County, FL; The City of Gainesville; and by the Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs, the Florida Council of the Arts and Culture, and the State of Florida.