Integrating Miami’s Schools
Thursday, October 15, 2009, 6:30 pm
Historical Museum of Southern Florida
101 West Flagler Street Downtown Miami
The desegregation of schools was a slow process in South Florida, but by the late 1950s and early 1960s Miami’s schools were increasingly becoming integrated. Hear personal accounts from some of the first African American, Haitian and Jamaican students to enter predominantly white schools such as Killian High School, Miami Edison High School and Arvida Middle School.
Panelists
Elizabeth Charlton, Curriculum Support Specialist, Miami-Dade Public Schools;
Gala Brown Munnings, Director of Field Education, School of Social Work, Barry University;
Claudine Sada, Translator, Government Information Center, Miami-Dade County.
Admission is free and open to the public
For more information, visit www.hmsf.org/