Marion County native Edmond Fordham navigated a world of racial segregation as he served in the U.S. Air Force and the public school system. Fordham s daughter, Krista, said her father always commanded respect in every role he filled, despite even the harshest discrimination.
Fordham, now 93, was born in rural Fort McCoy, about 15 miles east of Ocala, and lived near the intersection of the main crossroad. His father drove a truck, and was a laborer and a farmer. His mother worked for the Cooks, a white family that owned a store in the community.
Fordham said his parents, Sadie and Louis Fordham, strongly encouraged him to get a good education.
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A look at Utah s first Black History Museum
Utah s first-ever Black History Museum is housed in a repurposed school bus that will travel to schools and community spaces across the state, bringing with it stories of Black excellence and often overlooked figures in Utah s history.
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SALT LAKE CITY â Utah s first-ever
Black History Museum was unveiled Saturday in Salt Lake City.
The exhibit is housed in a repurposed school bus and will travel to schools and community spaces across the state, bringing with it stories of Black excellence and often overlooked figures in Utah s history.
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Last summer at the Alexandria vigils for George Floyd, Audrey P. Davis, director of the Alexandria Black History Museum, collected history as it happened.
Davis said she field-collected at vigils across Alexandria, including one that occurred in front of the Alexandria Black History Museum and the Charles Houston Recreation Center. She wanted to tell Alexandria’s social justice story and capture the historic events occurring following the deaths of Floyd and other Black Americans who had been killed by police officers.
The George Floyd initiative collected “incredibly powerful” submissions from the community, including pictures, artwork, buttons and other personal reflections on events, Davis said.