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Benches, Beaches & Boycotts: The Civil Rights Movement in Tampa Bay | Panel discussion moderated by Vickie Oldham, M.F.A.

Location

Ringling College of Art and Design, Morganroth Auditorium
2700 N Tamiami Trail
Sarasota, FL 34234
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Date & Time

Thursday, 12/12/2024
6:00pm EDT - 7:30pm EDT
Add to Calendar 12/12/2024 06:00:00 PM 12/12/2024 07:30:00 PM America/New_York Benches, Beaches & Boycotts: The Civil Rights Movement in Tampa Bay | Panel discussion moderated by Vickie Oldham, M.F.A. For more than 100 years, African Americans played a major role in the development of Sarasota. Black labor cleared snake infested land for real estate developers, laid railroad ties, harvested celery, helped plat golf courses, and labored in the homes of Sarasota’s influential power brokers. Vickie Oldham leads a discussion with local leaders Walter Gilbert, Daqone Tirene, and Norrece Wright about Sarasota’s rich African American history, with a focus on the civil rights era. (Source: Newtown Alive: Courage, Dignity, Determination, by Rosalyn Howard and Vickie Oldham). This event is free and open to the public. Space is limited; reservations required.   About the Speakers Vickie Oldham, MFA, is president and CEO of the Sarasota African American Cultural Coalition (SAACC), which includes an art center and history museum. Oldham also leads “Newtown Alive,” a project that traces the history of Newtown, one of Sarasota’s oldest communities. Newtown Alive products include a book, historical markers, documentary short, guided trolley tour, oral history interviews, and more. As a result of these preservation efforts, Newtown was officially listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2024. Walter Gilbert is a fourth generation Sarasotan and serves as the Senior Director of Diversity and Inclusion at Selby Botanical Gardens. Daqone Tirene was born and raised in Sarasota. He is a student at the University of Florida and an intern at Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation.   Ringling College of Art and Design, Morganroth Auditorium 2700 N Tamiami Trail Sarasota, FL 34234

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About This Event

For more than 100 years, African Americans played a major role in the development of Sarasota. Black labor cleared snake infested land for real estate developers, laid railroad ties, harvested celery, helped plat golf courses, and labored in the homes of Sarasota’s influential power brokers. Vickie Oldham leads a discussion with local leaders Walter Gilbert, Daqone Tirene, and Norrece Wright about Sarasota’s rich African American history, with a focus on the civil rights era. (Source: Newtown Alive: Courage, Dignity, Determination, by Rosalyn Howard and Vickie Oldham).

This event is free and open to the public. Space is limited; reservations required.

 

About the Speakers

Vickie Oldham, MFA, is president and CEO of the Sarasota African American Cultural Coalition (SAACC), which includes an art center and history museum. Oldham also leads “Newtown Alive,” a project that traces the history of Newtown, one of Sarasota’s oldest communities. Newtown Alive products include a book, historical markers, documentary short, guided trolley tour, oral history interviews, and more. As a result of these preservation efforts, Newtown was officially listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2024.

Walter Gilbert is a fourth generation Sarasotan and serves as the Senior Director of Diversity and Inclusion at Selby Botanical Gardens.

Daqone Tirene was born and raised in Sarasota. He is a student at the University of Florida and an intern at Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation.  

About This Event

For more than 100 years, African Americans played a major role in the development of Sarasota. Black labor cleared snake infested land for real estate developers, laid railroad ties, harvested celery, helped plat golf courses, and labored in the homes of Sarasota’s influential power brokers. Vickie Oldham leads a discussion with local leaders Walter Gilbert, Daqone Tirene, and Norrece Wright about Sarasota’s rich African American history, with a focus on the civil rights era. (Source: Newtown Alive: Courage, Dignity, Determination, by Rosalyn Howard and Vickie Oldham).

This event is free and open to the public. Space is limited; reservations required.

 

About the Speakers

Vickie Oldham, MFA, is president and CEO of the Sarasota African American Cultural Coalition (SAACC), which includes an art center and history museum. Oldham also leads “Newtown Alive,” a project that traces the history of Newtown, one of Sarasota’s oldest communities. Newtown Alive products include a book, historical markers, documentary short, guided trolley tour, oral history interviews, and more. As a result of these preservation efforts, Newtown was officially listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2024.

Walter Gilbert is a fourth generation Sarasotan and serves as the Senior Director of Diversity and Inclusion at Selby Botanical Gardens.

Daqone Tirene was born and raised in Sarasota. He is a student at the University of Florida and an intern at Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation.  

Getting There

Ringling College of Art and Design, Morganroth Auditorium
2700 N Tamiami Trail
Sarasota, FL 34234

Get Directions

Location

Ringling College of Art and Design, Morganroth Auditorium
2700 N Tamiami Trail
Sarasota, FL 34234
Get Directions

Date & Time

Thursday, 12/12/2024
6:00pm EDT - 7:30pm EDT
Add to Calendar 12/12/2024 06:00:00 PM 12/12/2024 07:30:00 PM America/New_York Benches, Beaches & Boycotts: The Civil Rights Movement in Tampa Bay | Panel discussion moderated by Vickie Oldham, M.F.A. For more than 100 years, African Americans played a major role in the development of Sarasota. Black labor cleared snake infested land for real estate developers, laid railroad ties, harvested celery, helped plat golf courses, and labored in the homes of Sarasota’s influential power brokers. Vickie Oldham leads a discussion with local leaders Walter Gilbert, Daqone Tirene, and Norrece Wright about Sarasota’s rich African American history, with a focus on the civil rights era. (Source: Newtown Alive: Courage, Dignity, Determination, by Rosalyn Howard and Vickie Oldham). This event is free and open to the public. Space is limited; reservations required.   About the Speakers Vickie Oldham, MFA, is president and CEO of the Sarasota African American Cultural Coalition (SAACC), which includes an art center and history museum. Oldham also leads “Newtown Alive,” a project that traces the history of Newtown, one of Sarasota’s oldest communities. Newtown Alive products include a book, historical markers, documentary short, guided trolley tour, oral history interviews, and more. As a result of these preservation efforts, Newtown was officially listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2024. Walter Gilbert is a fourth generation Sarasotan and serves as the Senior Director of Diversity and Inclusion at Selby Botanical Gardens. Daqone Tirene was born and raised in Sarasota. He is a student at the University of Florida and an intern at Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation.   Ringling College of Art and Design, Morganroth Auditorium 2700 N Tamiami Trail Sarasota, FL 34234

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Funding for BDI's 2024-25 Discussion Series is provided by the Zella I. and Junius F. Allen Fund and the Frederick Gallo Fund of the Community Foundation of Sarasota County.

The Community Foundation of Sarasota County is a public charity founded in 1979 by the Southwest Florida Estate Planning Council as a resource for caring individuals and the causes they support, enabling them to make a charitable impact on the community. With assets of $488 million in more than 1,580 charitable funds, the Community Foundation awarded grants and scholarships totaling $40 million dollars last year in the areas of education, the arts, health and human services, civic engagement, animal welfare and the environment. Since its founding, the Community Foundation has been able to grant more than $435.8 million to area nonprofit organizations to our community thanks to the generosity of charitable individuals, families, and businesses. For more information, visit www.CFSarasota.org or call (941) 955-3000.

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This program is a partnership with the Sarasota African American Cultural Coalition (SAACC) and Newtown Alive. Funding for this program is provided, in part, through a grant from Florida Humanities with funds from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Any views, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this event do not necessarily represent those of Florida Humanities or the National Endowment for the Humanities.