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Late local historian Miriam Bixler gained a reputation for her research on a topic generally ignored by local historians: local women and their institutions. Even more unique is her article which appeared in the February 23, 1969 edition of the Sunday News with the title “Black History from Feminine Viewpoint.” In this article Bixler presents an overview of lesser known and better known local African American women about whom she summarized: We know more than a little about o

James Weldon Johnson At the turn of the twentieth century, a song written for a school celebration in Florida would grow into something far greater than anyone could have imagined. What began as a poem composed by educator and writer James Weldon Johnson soon became a powerful anthem of hope, perseverance, and faith for generations of African Americans. First performed in 1900 by students at the segregated Stanton School in Jacksonville, the words and music of Lift Every Voic