Integrating Miami’s Schools

Thursday, Oct 15, 2009   6:30 PM

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Historical Museum of Southern Florida, 101 West Flagler Street, Miami 33130 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

For information, call 305.375.1492

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