Published 1 year ago

Residents of historically Black town sue to stop land sale

Summary by Ground News

Eatonville was one of the first all-Black incorporated municipalities established in the decades after the end of slavery in the U.S. The town is perhaps best known through the writings of Harlem Renaissance writer Zora Neale Hurston. The Association to Preserve the Eatonville Community last Friday sued the Orange County School Board in an effort to stop the sale of the 100-acre property where the Robert Hungerford Preparatory High School once stood.

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Associated Press News

Residents of historically Black town sue to stop land sale

One of the first historically Black towns in the U.S. is suing the local school board to stop the sale of land that is tied up with Florida’s legacy of

1 year ago·United States

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Washington Times

Residents of historically Black town sue to stop land sale

One of the first historically Black towns in the U.S. is suing the local school board to stop the sale of land that is tied up with Florida's legacy of racial segregation decades ago and the state's fast-paced growth nowadays.

1 year ago·United States

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Winnipeg Free Press

Residents of historically Black town sue to stop land sale

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — One of the first historically Black towns in the U.S. is suing the local school board to stop the sale of land that is tied up […]

1 year ago·Winnipeg, Canada

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MY Northwest

Residents of historically Black town sue to stop land sale

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — One of the first historically Black towns in the U.S. is suing the local school board to stop the sale of land that is tied up with Florida’s legacy of racial segregation decades ago and the state’s fast-paced growth nowadays. An association dedicated to the preservation of the town of Eatonville’s cultural history last Friday sued the Orange County School Board in an effort to stop the sale of the 100-acre property where th…

1 year ago·Tacoma, United States

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San Diego Union Tribune

Residents of historically Black town sue to stop land sale

This undated photo shows the Eatonville sign in Eatonville, Fla. One of the first historically Black towns in the U.S. is suing the local school board to stop the sale of land that is tied up with Floridas legacy of racial segregation and the states fast-paced growth nowadays. An association dedicated to the preservation of the town of Eatonvilles cultural history on Friday sued the Orange County School board in Orlando, Florida. The town is per…

1 year ago·San Diego, United States

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