Tallahassee, Fla. (WTXL) - The Florida Historic Capitol Museum is presenting a "Hot Topic" humanities series beginning February 7th.
The museum partners with two local organizations, the Florida Humanities Council and the Meek-Eaton Black Archives, to present the series.
The series includes four parts. Each of the four presentations illustrates Florida's contextual impact to the topic presented.
Guests can visit Tallahassee Community College, Florida State University, and the Florida state capital for additional productions in March, April, and May.
Ersula Knox Odom hosts the first presentation at Florida A & M University's College of Pharmacy. From 5:30 - 8:00pm, Odom will perform in charcacter for "Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune Comes to Life: A First Person Presentation."
Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune was a civil rights activist, educator, author and philanthropist. She was born a slave and grew serve as president of the Florida chapter of the National Association of Colored women in 1924. Bethune also founded the National Council of Negro Women in 1935.
Open discussion follows the production. The events are free and open to the public.
Additional presentations include:
o The Way We Worked: Labor and Florida History
o The Battle Over the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint Water Basin
o A New Florida Dream or Sunset?
Attendees are asked to RSVP here.
